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Diplodon Spix, 1827

850991  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:850991)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Palaeoheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Unionida (Order)
  9. Unionoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Hyriidae (Family)
  11. Hyriinae (Subfamily)
  12. Rhipidodontini (Tribe)
  13. Diplodon (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Castalioides W. B. Marshall, 1934 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diplodon (Diplodon) Spix, 1827 · alternative representation
Diplodon (Prodiplodon) W. B. Marshall, 1928 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ecuadorea W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Ecuadoria [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Eodiplodon W. B. Marshall, 1928 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Iridea Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Prodiplodon W. B. Marshall, 1928 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio (Diplodon) Spix, 1827 · unaccepted (original rank)
Unio (Iridea) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

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  1. Species Diplodon aethiops (I. Lea, 1860)
  2. Species Diplodon amphitheatri Manceñido & S. E. Damborenea, 1984 †
  3. Species Diplodon amygdalaeformis Wesselingh, 2006 †
  4. Species Diplodon arrudai Mezzalira, 1974 †
  5. Species Diplodon baqueroensis L. S. Morton, 1984 †
  6. Species Diplodon batoviensis Martínez & Figueiras, 1993 †
  7. Species Diplodon berthae Ortmann, 1921
  8. Species Diplodon biblianus (W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932) †
  9. Species Diplodon bodenbenderi Doello-Jurado, 1927 †
  10. Species Diplodon bristowi Parodiz, 1982 †
  11. Species Diplodon burckhardti (Mayer-Eymar, 1900) †
  12. Species Diplodon caipira (Ihering, 1893)
  13. Species Diplodon calchaquensis L. S. Morton, 1992 †
  14. Species Diplodon chilensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
  15. Species Diplodon colhuapiensis Ihering, 1903 †
  16. Species Diplodon dasilvai Martínez & Figueiras, 1993 †
  17. Species Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819)
  18. Species Diplodon demararaensis (I. Lea, 1859)
  19. Species Diplodon diluvii (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) †
  20. Species Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827
  21. Species Diplodon fontainianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
  22. Species Diplodon fraus Ihering, 1907 †
  23. Species Diplodon granosus (Bruguière, 1792)
  24. Species Diplodon gratus (I. Lea, 1860)
  25. Species Diplodon greeffeanus (Ihering, 1893)
  26. Species Diplodon guaporensis Bonetto & Tassara, 1987
  27. Species Diplodon guaranianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
  28. Species Diplodon haroldi Reeside, 1927 †
  29. Species Diplodon hylaeus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
  30. Species Diplodon imitator Ortmann, 1921
  31. Species Diplodon indianensis Wesselingh, 2006 †
  32. Species Diplodon itapuensis L. S. Morton & Sequeira, 1991 †
  33. Species Diplodon ituzaingoensis L. S. Morton & Sequeira, 1991 †
  34. Species Diplodon longulus (Conrad, 1874) †
  35. Species Diplodon losadae F. Haas, 1966
  36. Species Diplodon martensi (Ihering, 1893)
  37. Species Diplodon matildensis L. S. Morton, 2001 †
  38. Species Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831)
  39. Species Diplodon nordenskjoldi (Steinmann & Wilckens, 1908) †
  40. Species Diplodon obsolescens F. Baker, 1914
  41. Species Diplodon parallelopipedon (I. Lea, 1834)
  42. Species Diplodon parodizi Bonetto, 1962
  43. Species Diplodon paulistus (Ihering, 1893)
  44. Species Diplodon piceus (I. Lea, 1860)
  45. Species Diplodon rhombeus (Spix, 1827)
  46. Species Diplodon rhuacoicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
  47. Species Diplodon rothi Ihering, 1904 †
  48. Species Diplodon rotundus (Spix, 1827)
  49. Species Diplodon saltensis L. S. Morton, 1992 †
  50. Species Diplodon simplex L. S. Morton, 2001 †
  51. Species Diplodon solidulus (R. A. Philippi, 1869)
  52. Species Diplodon solisianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
  53. Species Diplodon suavidicus (I. Lea, 1856)
  54. Species Diplodon tipswordi (K. van W. Palmer, 1945) †
  55. Species Diplodon transandinus Parodiz, 1963 †
  56. Species Diplodon uruguayensis (I. Lea, 1860)
  57. Species Diplodon vicarius Ortmann, 1921
  58. Species Diplodon voltzi Vernhout, 1914
  59. Species Diplodon wymanii (I. Lea, 1860)
  60. Subgenus Diplodon (Hyridella) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Hyridella Swainson, 1840
    1. Species Diplodon (Hyridella) menziesi (J. E. Gray, 1843) accepted as Echyridella menziesii (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Subgenus Diplodon (Prodiplodon) W. B. Marshall, 1928 † accepted as Diplodon Spix, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Diplodon (Prodiplodon) amphitheatri Manceñido & S. E. Damborenea, 1984 † accepted as Diplodon amphitheatri Manceñido & S. E. Damborenea, 1984 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
  62. Subgenus Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Rhipidodonta Mörch, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) burroughianus (I. Lea, 1834) accepted as Rhipidodonta burroughiana (I. Lea, 1834)
    2. Species Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) oponcitonis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 † accepted as Rhipidodonta oponcitonis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Diplodon asuncionis W. B. Marshall, 1926 accepted as Diplodon guaranianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Diplodon australis (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Hyridella australis (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted combination)
  65. Species Diplodon bassleri W. B. Marshall, 1928 † accepted as Diplodon longulus (Conrad, 1874) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  66. Species Diplodon besckeanus (Dunker, 1848) accepted as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Species Diplodon bondenbenderi [sic] † accepted as Diplodon bodenbenderi Doello-Jurado, 1927 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  68. Species Diplodon borealis Pilsbry, 1921 † accepted as Antediplodon borealis (Pilsbry, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  69. Species Diplodon carolussimpsoni Pilsbry, 1921 † accepted as Antediplodon carolussimpsoni (Pilsbry, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  70. Species Diplodon charruanus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) accepted as Rhipidodonta charruana (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
  71. Species Diplodon contortus (Borchert, 1901) † accepted as Diplodon fraus Ihering, 1907 †
  72. Species Diplodon delodonta (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  73. Species Diplodon derbyi Ihering, 1907 † accepted as Fossula derbyi (Ihering, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Diplodon dunkerianus (I. Lea, 1856) accepted as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827
  75. Species Diplodon esperanzaensis (Camacho, 1957) † accepted as Antediplodon esperanzaensis Camacho, 1957 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Diplodon expansus (Küster, 1856) accepted as Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831)
  77. Species Diplodon flucki J. P. E. Morrison, 1943 accepted as Diplodon suavidicus (I. Lea, 1856) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Diplodon garbei Ihering, 1910 accepted as Rhipidodonta garbei (Ihering, 1910) (original combination)
  79. Species Diplodon gardnerae W. B. Marshall, 1928 † accepted as Diplodon longulus (Conrad, 1874) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  80. Species Diplodon gregoryi Reeside, 1927 † accepted as Antediplodon gregoryi (Reeside, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Diplodon hildae Ortmann, 1921 accepted as Rhipidodonta hildae (Ortmann, 1921) (basionym)
  82. Species Diplodon huapensis Bartsch, 1906 accepted as Diplodon chilensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (junior synonym)
  83. Species Diplodon iheringi C. T. Simpson, 1914 accepted as Rhipidodonta iheringi (C. T. Simpson, 1914) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Diplodon jacksoni W. B. Marshall, 1928 accepted as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  85. Species Diplodon latouri (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935) † accepted as Diplodon longulus (Conrad, 1874) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  86. Species Diplodon liddlei K. van W. Palmer, 1941 † accepted as Diplodon biblianus (W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  87. Species Diplodon ludovicianum Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Lens micropterus (Morelet, 1866) (junior synonym)
  88. Species Diplodon menziesii (J. E. Gray, 1843) accepted as Echyridella menziesii (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Species Diplodon oponcitonis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 † accepted as Rhipidodonta oponcitonis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Diplodon pehuenchensis Doello-Jurado, 1927 † accepted as Diplodon bodenbenderi Doello-Jurado, 1927 † (subjective synonym)
  91. Species Diplodon pennsylvanicus Pilsbry, 1921 † accepted as Antediplodon pennsylvanicus (Pilsbry, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Diplodon pfeifferi (Dunker, 1848) accepted as Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  93. Species Diplodon pilsbryi W. B. Marshall, 1928 accepted as Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  94. Species Diplodon semigranosus C. T. Simpson, 1914 accepted as Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831)
  95. Species Diplodon singewaldi W. B. Marshall, 1928 † accepted as Diplodon longulus (Conrad, 1874) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  96. Species Diplodon smithi W. B. Marshall, 1926 accepted as Diplodon delodonta (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  97. Species Diplodon wagnerianum C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  98. Species Diplodon wanneri Pilsbry, 1921 † accepted as Antediplodon wanneri (Pilsbry, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Diplodon websteri C. T. Simpson, 1902 accepted as Echyridella aucklandica (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  100. Species Diplodon yaguaronis W. B. Marshall, 1930 accepted as Diplodon rhuacoicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  101. Species Diplodon yorkensis Pilsbry, 1921 † accepted as Antediplodon yorkensis (Pilsbry, 1921) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Subgenus Diplodon (Australis) Bonetto, Tassara & Rumi, 1986 represented as Diplodon Spix, 1827
    1. Species Diplodon (Australis) solidulus (R. A. Philippi, 1869) represented as Diplodon solidulus (R. A. Philippi, 1869)
  103. Subgenus Diplodon (Diplodon) Spix, 1827 represented as Diplodon Spix, 1827
    1. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) besckeanus (Dunker, 1849) accepted as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) expansus (Küster, 1856) accepted as Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831) (a junior synonym)
    3. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) semigranosus C. T. Simpson, 1914 accepted as Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831)
    4. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) wagnerianum C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) aethiops (I. Lea, 1860) represented as Diplodon aethiops (I. Lea, 1860)
    6. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) berthae Ortmann, 1921 represented as Diplodon berthae Ortmann, 1921
    7. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) caipira (Ihering, 1893) represented as Diplodon caipira (Ihering, 1893)
    8. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) chilensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) represented as Diplodon chilensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
    9. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) delodonta (Lamarck, 1819) represented as Diplodon delodonta (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Diplodon delodontus (Lamarck, 1819)
    10. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) ellipticus Spix, 1827 represented as Diplodon ellipticus Spix, 1827
    11. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) fontainianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) represented as Diplodon fontainianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
    12. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) granosus (Bruguière, 1792) represented as Diplodon granosus (Bruguière, 1792)
    13. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) guaranianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) represented as Diplodon guaranianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
    14. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) imitator Ortmann, 1921 represented as Diplodon imitator Ortmann, 1921
    15. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) martensi (Ihering, 1893) represented as Diplodon martensi (Ihering, 1893)
    16. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831) represented as Diplodon multistriatus (I. Lea, 1831)
    17. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) obsolescens F. Baker, 1914 represented as Diplodon obsolescens F. Baker, 1914
    18. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) parallelopipedon (I. Lea, 1834) represented as Diplodon parallelopipedon (I. Lea, 1834)
    19. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) parodizi Bonetto, 1962 represented as Diplodon parodizi Bonetto, 1962
    20. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) paulistus (Ihering, 1893) represented as Diplodon paulistus (Ihering, 1893)
    21. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) piceus (I. Lea, 1860) represented as Diplodon piceus (I. Lea, 1860)
    22. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) rhombeus (Spix, 1827) represented as Diplodon rhombeus (Spix, 1827)
    23. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) rhuacoicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) represented as Diplodon rhuacoicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
    24. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) suavidicus (I. Lea, 1856) represented as Diplodon suavidicus (I. Lea, 1856)
    25. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) vicarius Ortmann, 1921 represented as Diplodon vicarius Ortmann, 1921
    26. Species Diplodon (Diplodon) wymanii (I. Lea, 1860) represented as Diplodon wymanii (I. Lea, 1860)
  104. Subgenus Diplodon (Ecuadorea) W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932 † represented as Diplodon Spix, 1827
    1. Species Diplodon (Ecuadorea) bibliana (W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932) † accepted as Diplodon biblianus (W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932) † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
    2. Species Diplodon (Ecuadorea) bristowi Parodiz, 1982 † represented as Diplodon bristowi Parodiz, 1982 †
  105. Species Diplodon lucianoi Maury, 1934 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Wagner, J. A. (1827). <i>Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner</i>. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39465053
page(s): 33 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diplodon Spix, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850991 on 2025-05-20
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2015-07-12 19:37:30Z
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Marshall, Bruce
2019-06-16 12:25:25Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2022-10-10 06:52:39Z
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Neubauer, Thomas A.
2023-05-01 09:43:48Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description Wagner, J. A. (1827). <i>Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner</i>. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39465053
page(s): 33 [details] 

original description (of Diplodon (Australis) Bonetto, Tassara & Rumi, 1986) Bonetto, A.A., M.P. Tassara & A. Rumi. (1986). Australis n. subgen. de Diplodon Spix (Bivalvia, Unionacea) y posibles relaciones con Hyriidae Australianos. <em>Boletin De La Sociedad De Biologia De Concepcion.</em> 57: 55-61.
page(s): 60 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Prodiplodon W. B. Marshall, 1928 †) Marshall, W. B. (1928). New fossil pearly fresh-water mussels from deposits of the Upper Amazon of Peru. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 74(2748): 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7569860
page(s): 1-feb [details] 

original description (of Eodiplodon W. B. Marshall, 1928 †) Marshall, W. B. (1928). New fossil pearly fresh-water mussels from deposits of the Upper Amazon of Peru. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 74(2748): 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7569860
page(s): 4 [details] 

original description (of Castalioides W. B. Marshall, 1934 †) Marshall, W. B. (1934). Two new species of pearly fresh-water mussels. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 24(2): 78-81., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39918464
page(s): 78 [details] 

original description (of Ecuadorea W. B. Marshall & Bowles, 1932 †) Marshall, W. B. & Bowles, E. O. (1932). New fossil fresh-water mollusks from Ecuador. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 82(2946): 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7608993
page(s): 5 [details] 

original description (of Iridea Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 283-285, 379 [details] 

basis of record Miyahira, I. C.; Santos, S. B. D.; Mansur, M. C. D. (2017). Freshwater mussels from South America: state of the art of Unionida, specially Rhipidodontini. <em>Biota Neotropica.</em> 17(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2017-0341 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Pereira, D.; Mansur, M. C. D.; Duarte, L. D. S.; De Oliveira, A. S.; Pimpão, D. M.; Callil, C. T.; Ituarte, C.; Parada, E.; Peredo, S.; Darrigran, G.; Scarabino, F.; Clavijo, C.; Lara, G.; Miyahira, I. C.; Rodriguez, M. T. R.; Lasso, C. (2014). Bivalve distribution in hydrographic regions in South America: historical overview and conservation. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 735:15–44., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1639-x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Graf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves). , available online at http://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/ [details] 

additional source Torres, S.; Cao, L.; Gutiérrez Gregoric, D. E.; De Lucía, M.; Brea, F.; Darrigran, G. (2018). Distribution of the Unionida (Bivalvia, Paleoheterodonta) from Argentina and its conservation in the Southern Neotropical Region. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 13(9): e0203616., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203616 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Grammatical gender Spix treated Diplodon as a genus of neuter gender, but the Greek word odous (tooth) is masculine and Diplodon has generally been treated as masculine. [details]
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