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

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Publication Torres et al. (2018): summary
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Complete Citation

Torres, S., L. Cao, D.E.G. Gregoric, M. de Lucía, F. Brea & G. Darrigran. 2018. Distribution of the Unionida (Bivalvia, Paleoheterodonta) from Argentina and its conservation in the Southern Neotropical Region. PLoS One 13(9),e0203616 : 1-15. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontites (Lamproscapha) ensiformis (Spix, 1827) = Lamproscapha ensiformis

Anodontites (s.s.) elongatus (Swainson, 1823) = Anodontites elongata

Anodontites (s.s.) lucidus (Orbigny, 1835) = Anodontites lucida

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites patagonica

Anodontites (s.s.) puelchanus (Orbigny, 1835) = Anodontites trigona

Anodontites (s.s.) soleniformis (Orbigny, 1835) = Anodontites solenidea

Anodontites (s.s.) tenebricosus (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites tenebricosa

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus (Spix, 1827) = Anodontites trapezea

Castalia inflata Orbigny, 1835

Castalia psammoica (Orbigny, 1835)

Diplodon paranensis

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) burroughianus (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon burroughianus

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) charruanus (Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon charruanus

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) hylaeus (Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon hylaeus

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) peraeformis (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon peraeformis

Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) variabilis (Maton, 1811) = Diplodon variabilis

Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis (Gray, 1828) = Diplodon chilensis

Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) = Diplodon delodontus

Diplodon (s.s.) parallelopipedon (Lea, 1834) = Diplodon parallelopipedon

Diplodon (s.s.) parodizi Bonetto, 1960 = Diplodon parodizi

Diplodon (s.s.) rhuacoicus (Orbigny, 1835) = Diplodon rhuacoicus

Diplodon (s.s.) wymanii (Lea, 1860) = Diplodon wymanii

Fossula fossiculifera (Orbigny, 1835)

Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834)

Monocondylaea corrientesensis (Orbigny, 1835)

Monocondylaea minuana (Orbigny, 1835)

Monocondylaea paraguayana (Orbigny, 1835)

Monocondylaea parchappii (Orbigny, 1835)

Mycetopoda legumen (Martens, 1888)

Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827)

Mycetopoda soleniformis Orbigny, 1835