The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon parallelopipedon

nominal species Unio digitiformis Sowerby, 1868

Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 333.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965199, India.

= Diplodon parallelopipedon

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon parallelopipedon (Lea, 1834) — Bolotov et al., 2022
= Lanceolaria digitiformis (Sowerby, 1868) — Haas, 1969
+ Oxynaia pugio (Benson, 1862) — Haas, 1924
= Nodularia (s.s.) digitiformis (Sowerby, 1868) — Preston, 1915
= Nodularia (s.s.) digitiformis (Sowerby, 1868) — Simpson, 1914
= Nodularia (s.s.) digitiformis (Sowerby, 1868) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) osbeckii (Phili.) — Lea, 1870
= Unio digitiformis Sowerby, 1868 — Sowerby, 1868

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