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 auratus Lea, 1838
 
‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22.
Hanley, 1843, Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199 [as ‘Naia aurata’].
‘Swain.’ Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33 [as ‘Niäa aurata’].
‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 150.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1965144, I. of Chiloe.
= Diplodon chilensis Taxonomic Opinions
+ Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesi (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon (s.s.) gassiesi (Küster, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio auratus ‘Swainson MS’ in Mus. Cuming — Reeve, 1865
= Unio auratus Swainson — Küster, 1861
+ Unio limensis Charpentier — Küster, 1856
+ Margaron (Unio) auratus (Swain.) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio obtusa Féruss. — d’Orbigny, 1846
+ Unio atrata Lea — Hanley, 1843
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