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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon ellipticus

nominal species Unio rhuaconicus Küster, 1856

‘Pfeiffer teste Charpentier’ Küster, 1856, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 145, pl. 42, fig. 5.

= Diplodon ellipticus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon ellipticus Spix in Wagner, 1827 — Miyahira et al., 2019
+ Rhipidodonta burroughiana (Lea, 1834) — Simone, 2006
+ Diplodon (s.s.) wheatleyanus (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1969
+ Diplodon burroughianus wheatleyanus (Lea, 1834) — Parodiz, 1968
= Schleschiella burroughiana rhuacoica [sic] (Küster, 1856) — Modell, 1950
+ Diplodon wheatleyanus (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1930
= Diplodon (s.s.) rhuaconicus (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) rhuaconicus (‘Pfeiffer teste Charpentier’ Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio rhuaconicus Pfeiffer — Küster, 1856

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