Diplodon
Encyclopedia
Diplodon is a genus of freshwater pearly mussel
, an aquatic bivalve in the Hyriidae
family.
The genus includes the following species:
Diplodon websteri is a synonym for Cucumerunio websteri.
Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
, an aquatic bivalve in the Hyriidae
Hyriidae
Hyriidae is a family of pearly freshwater mussels in the order Unionoida native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish. The classification recognized by Banarescu uses three subfamilies...
family.
The genus includes the following species:
- Diplodon dunkerianusDiplodon dunkerianusDiplodon dunkerianus is a species of bivalve in the Hyriidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Diplodon expansusDiplodon expansusDiplodon expansus is a species of bivalve in the Hyriidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Diplodon fontaineanusDiplodon fontaineanusDiplodon fontaineanus is a species of bivalve in the Hyriidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.- References :* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Diplodon granosus
- Diplodon pfeifferiDiplodon pfeifferiDiplodon pfeifferi is a species of bivalve in the Hyriidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
Diplodon websteri is a synonym for Cucumerunio websteri.