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

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This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827: specimens
14 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Diplodon ellipticus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Miyahira et al. (2019), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon besckeanus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Diplodon granosus ellypticum — IUCN (2011)
Diplodon (s.s.) ellipticus — Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon wagnerianum — Marshall et al. (2014)
Diplodon (s.s.) besckeanus — Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon (s.s.) dunkerianus — Pereira et al. (2014)

Range: Atlantic Coastal streams of Brazil, including the upper São Francisco; and the upper Paraná Basin.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Argentina
USNM_17384 La Plata
Brazil
MCZ_MP.49 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	INHS_20385 Brazil	MCZ_MP.33 Brazil
MCZ_MP.65 Rio Sao Francisco, Bahia, Brazil	MNHN_MP_0962 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	UMMZ_193806 Arcos, Minas, Brazil
FMNH_86685 Arcos, Minas Geraes, Brazil	ZMB_MP_0383 Rio Macacu, Prov Rio de Janeiro	ZMB_19887 Brasilien
ZMB_MP_0315 Rio Negro, Brasilien	ZMB_40954 Serra do Tingua, Prov. Rio de Janeiro	USNM_84118 Brazil
USNM_162424 Sorocaba, Brazil	USNM_25500 Brazil	USNM_715388 San Francisco [flumie], Bahia, Brazil
UMMZ_22909 Brazil	USNM_368260 Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil	SMF_4030 Rio Parahyba, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.
DMNH_56309 Arcos, Minas Gereas, Brazil	USNM_128792 Rio Grande, aff do Tiete, Brazil	USNM_128822 Serra dos Orgaos, Rio de Jan., Brazil
SMF_3894 Rio Santa Maria, Nebenfl. d. Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.	SMF_3893 Rio Santa Maria, Nebenfl. d. Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.	SMF_3923 Rio Doce, Staat Espirito Santo, Brasilien
SMF_11266 Gebiet d Rio Doce, Staat Espitito Sanot, Bras.	SMF_11268 Rio Parahyba, b. Taubate, S. Paulo, Bras.	SMF_3921 Rio Sao Gigante, Nebenfl. d Rio Doce, Esp. Santo
SMF_3922 Rio Panco, Nebenfl. d Rio Doce, Esp. Santo, Bras.	SMF_3920 Rio Doce, Staat Espirito Santo, Bras.	SMF_11267 Theophilo Ottoni, Geb. d Kustenflusses, Rio Mucury, St. Minas Geraes, Bras.
ZMB_MP_0360 Rio Negro, Brasil	ZMB_MP_0364 Brasil	ZMB_MP_0372 Brasilien
ZMB_17072 Brasilien	UMMZ_49581 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	INHS_16795 Rio dos Poços, Queimados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FMNH_21842 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	ZMB_41024 Caipira	CM_61.2029 Brazil
ZMB_108714 Parahiba porta da Cunha, Minas Geraes	ZMB_MP_0232 Picayne-assu Fazenda d Santa Maria	UMMZ_107970 Jaragua, Brazil
UMMZ_110948 Brazil	UMMZ_110965 Brazil	FMNH_88321 Lagoa Grande, near Jurimirim, Municipo Casa, Minas Gerias, Brazil
FMNH_21839 Brazil	UMMZ_111236 Jaragua, Brazil	SMF_3930 Rio Macacu, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.
MCZ_17065 Lagoa Juparaná, Rio Doce	CM_61.9257 Rio Tiete, Mogy das Cruces, Sao Paulo, Brazil	UF_270573 Amazon River
UF_270574 Ilcanba, Brazil	ANSP_125820 Brazil	ANSP_125821 Brazil
MCZ_30610 Brazil	MCZ_30611 Brazil	UMMZ_111868 Brazil
UMMZ_111870 Rio Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil	MCZ_52367 Arcos, Minas, Brazil	USNM_86122 Parahyba, Minas Geraes, Brazil
MCZ_6594 Rio Neneica [???], Brazil	ANSP_140862 Brazil	ANSP_142528 Arcos, Minas, Brazil
ANSP_147004 Arcas, Minas Geraes, Brazil	UMMZ_111905 Rio Ribiero de Taquara, Brazil	SMF_4943 Arcos, Minas Geraes, Bras.
UMMZ_111911 Jaragua, Brazil	BMNH_MP_021 Rio Conejo, Brazil	SMF_82955 Rio de Janeiro
BMNH_MP_029 [Brazil]	SMF_168321 Serra dos Orgaos, St. Rio de Janeiro, Bras.	SMF_11393 Jaragua, Geb. d. Rio Maranhao, St. Minas Geraes, Bras.
ANSP_171273 Brazil	ANSP_171277 Brazil	USNM_414240 Arcos, Minas Gereas, Brazil
MCZ_MP.15 Brazil	MCZ_MP.16 Brazil	USNM_84154 Rio, Brazil
MCZ_MP.25 Brazil	MCZ_MP.28 Brazil	FMNH_115996 Arcos, Minas Geraes, Brazil
UFES_050976 Brazil: Espírito Santo: Serra: (Atlantic Ocean): Lagoa de Jacunem: -20.15198 -40.21029 PUCRS_MCP_9038 Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul: Santana da Boa Vista: (Atlantic Ocean - Logoa Dos Patos - Camaquã): Arroio Belizário PUCRS_MCP_8647 Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Pinheiral: (Atlantic Ocean - Paraíba do Sul): rio Cachimbaú: Bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul RMNH_110756 Rio Aripuana, Amazonas, Brazil
Colombia [no]
USNM_84155 Rio Grande, New Grenada
Paraguay
CM_MP_20 Sapucay (in mountain creek) Paraguay	ZMB_47521 Tagatiya Fluss, Paraguay	BMNH_1933-2-11-7-10 Villarica, Paraguay
Uruguay
USNM_180770 Uruguay	USNM_347884 Rio Tacuari, Cerro Largo, Uruguay	USNM_341708 Rio Cebollati, Lazcano, Rocha, Uruguay
UMMZ_111867 Uruguay	BMNH_1902-9-2-36-38 Rio las Carvas, Upper Uruguay
unknown
ANSP_41793 [no locality available - South America]	ZMB_18201 Sud America	UMMZ_111265 [no locality available - South America]
MCZ_17016 South America	BMNH_MP_375 [no locality available - South America]

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