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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon chilensis

nominal species Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865

‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 30, sp. 155.
(homonym of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820; renamed Diplodon (Dipldon) cuprinus Simpson, 1900)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_MP_365, Id. of Chiloe, Chile.

= Diplodon chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Parada & Peredo, 2002
+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Haas, 1969
+ Diplodon chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Parodiz, 1968
+ Diplodon chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Haas, 1930
+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon (s.s.) cuprinus Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) auratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1870
= Unio fragilis Swainson, MS. in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865
+ Margaron (Unio) atratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio atrata Lea — Hanley, 1843
+ Margarita (Unio) atratus Lea — Lea, 1838

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