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Publication Miyahira et al. (2019): summary
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Complete Citation

Miyahira, I.C., M.C.D. Mansur & S.B. dos Santos. 2019. Redescription of Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827, Diplodon multistriatus (Lea, 1831), and Rhipidodonta garbei (Ihering, 1910) (Bivalvia: Hyriidae) from coastal rivers of eastern and northeastern Brazil. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 148(1): 9-34. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

= Diplodon caipira

= Diplodon paulistus

= Diplodon multistriatus

Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Diplodon ellypticum Wagner, 1827
+ Unio ellipticus Küster, 1861
+ Diplodon (s.s.) wagnerianum Simpson, 1900
+ Unio besckeanus Dunker, 1849
+ Unio dunkerianus Lea, 1856
+ Diplodon beskeanus Lea, 1852
+ Diplodon ellipticus santanus Ihering, 1910
+ Unio rhuaconicus Küster, 1856

Diplodon fontainianus (d’Orbigny, 1835)

Diplodon gratus (Lea, 1860)

Diplodon multistriatus (Lea, 1831)
+ Unio coriaceus Dunker, 1849
+ Unio pfeifferi Dunker, 1849
+ Unio granuliferus Dunker, 1849
+ Unio psammactinus Philippi, 1848
+ Unio expansus Küster, 1856
+ Diplodon (s.s.) semigranosus Simpson, 1914

Diplodon multistriatus (Lea, 1831) = Diplodon pfeifferi

Diplodon multistriatus (Lea, 1831) = Diplodon granosus

Diplodon multistriatus (Lea, 1831) = Diplodon paulistus

Diplodon rufofuscus (Lea, 1865) = Diplodon gratus

Rhipidodonta garbei (Ihering, 1910) = Diplodon garbei