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 aplatus Reeve, 1865

‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 28, sp. 143.

= Diplodon chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ 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.) aplatus (Reeve, 1865) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) aplatus (‘Swainson ms’ Reeve, 1865) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio aplatus Sw. — Paetel, 1890
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1870
= Unio aplatus ‘Swainson ms’ in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865

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