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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Rhipidodontini | Diplodon suavidicus

nominal species Unio demeraraensis Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152 [as ‘demararaensis’].
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 253 [71], pl. 39, fig. 133.
Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: Corridenda et Addenda.
(error for Unio demararaensis Lea, 1859)
Type(s): TYPE BMNH_1964141, Demerara.

= Diplodon suavidicus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Diplodon suavidicus (I. Lea, 1856) — Bieler, 2021
= Diplodon demeraraensis — Wu et al., 2021
= Diplodon demeraraensis — Santos-Neto et al., 2016
= Diplodon demeraraensis — Bolotov et al., 2016
= Diplodon demeraraensis — Graf et al., 2015
+ Rhipidodonta suavidica (Lea, 1856) — Simone, 2006
+ Diplodon rhombeus (Wagner in Spix, 1827) — Parodiz, 1968
= Diplodon (s.s.) demeraraensis (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1914
= Diplodon (s.s.) demararaensis [sic] (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Unio) demeraraensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio demeraraensis Lea, 1859 — Reeve, 1865

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