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 patagonica d’Orbigny, 1835

d’Orbigny, 1835, Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 37.
d’Orbigny, 1846, Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 610, pl. 70, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1854-12-4-850, Rio Negro, Patagonia.

= Diplodon chilensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon chilensis (Gray, 1828) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
+ Diplodon chilensis (Gray, 1828) — IUCN, 2011
= Diplodon patagonicus d’Orbigny, 1835 — Bogan, 2010
= Diplodon chilensis patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1846) — Parada & Peredo, 2008
= Diplodon patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Diplodon patagonicus (Orbigny, 1835) — Simone, 2006
= Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonica (d’Orbigny, 1846) — Parada & Peredo, 2002
= Diplodon (s.s.) chilensis patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Haas, 1969
= Diplodon chilensis patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Parodiz, 1968
= Diplodon chilensis patagonica (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Haas, 1930
= Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Ortmann, 1921
= Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1835) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Unio) patagonicus (d’Orb.) — Lea, 1870
= Unio patagonicus d’Orbigny, 1835 — Reeve, 1865
= Unio patagonicus d’Orb. — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Margaron (Unio) patagonicus (d’Orb.) — Lea, 1852
= Unio patagonica d’Orb., 1835 — d’Orbigny, 1846
= Unio patagonicus d’Orb. — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) patagonicus D’Orb. — Lea, 1838
= Unio (s.s.) patagonica d’Orb. — d’Orbigny, 1835

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