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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon piceus

nominal species Unio piceus Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 91.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 379, pl. 41, fig. 287.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85643, Uruguay R., S. America.

= Diplodon piceus

Taxonomic Opinions

= Diplodon piceus (Lea, 1860) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Diplodon piceus (Lea, 1860) — Mansur et al., 2020

= Diplodon (s.s.) piceus (Lea, 1860) — Pereira et al., 2014

+ Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Rumi et al., 2008

+ Diplodon rhuacoicus (Orbigny, 1835) — Simone, 2006

= Diplodon piceus (Lea, 1860) — Mansur, 1970

+ Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Haas, 1969

= Diplodon piceus (Lea, 1860) — Parodiz, 1968

+ Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Bonetto, 1965

+ Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Figueiras, 1965

+ Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Bonetto, 1964

= Diplodon piceus (Lea, 1860) — Bonetto, 1959

= Diplodon (s.s.) piceus (Lea, 1860) — Morretes, 1949

+ Diplodon charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Haas, 1930

= Diplodon (s.s.) piceus (Lea, 1860) — Ortmann, 1921

= Diplodon (s.s.) piceus (Lea, 1860) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (s.s.) piceus (Lea, 1860) — Simpson, 1900

= Margaron (Unio) piceus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

 
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