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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon aethiops

nominal species Unio aethiops Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 91 [as ‘æthiops’].
Lea, 1863, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 377, pl. 41, fig. 285 [as ‘æthiops’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85617, Uruguay R., S. America.

= Diplodon aethiops

Taxonomic Opinions

= Diplodon aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
= Diplodon aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Mansur et al., 2020
= Diplodon (s.s.) aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Pereira et al., 2014
+ Rhipidodonta charruana (Orbigny, 1835) — Simone, 2006
= Diplodon (s.s.) aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Mansur & Pereira, 2006
= Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Mansur, 1970
+ Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Haas, 1969
= Diplodon parallelipipedon [sic] aethiops (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 charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Haas, 1930
+ Diplodon (s.s.) charruanus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Ortmann, 1921
= Diplodon (s.s.) aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) aethiops (Lea, 1860) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Unio) æthiops (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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