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 childreni Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833

Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833, [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(38): pl. 20, fig. 1.
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834, [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(39-40): 600.

= Diplodon chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

- NO OPINION — Petit & Coan, 2008
+ Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Haas, 1969
- NO OPINION — Parodiz, 1968
+ Diplodon chilensis chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Haas, 1930
= Diplodon (s.s.) childreni (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) childreni (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Unio) childreni (Gray) — Lea, 1870
= Unio (Hyridella) childreni Gray — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Margaron (Unio) childreni (Gray) — Lea, 1852
= Unio childreni Gray — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) childreni Gray — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) childreni (Gray, 1834) — Lea, 1836

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