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 gassiei Küster, 1856

‘Grateloup teste Charpentier’ Küster, 1856, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 148, pl. 43, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN-IM-2000-1703, Rio Carampagua, S.O. de Concepcion, Chili.

= 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.) gassiesi (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesi (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) auratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1870
+ Unio auratus ‘Swainson MS’ in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865
= Unio gassiei Grateloup — Küster, 1856
+ Margaron (Unio) auratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1852

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