Diplodon is a genus of freshwater pearly mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the Hyriidae family.
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| Diplodon granosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Hyriidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyriinae |
| Genus: | Diplodon Spix, 1827[1] |
The genus includes the following species:
- Diplodon chilensis
- Diplodon delodontus
- Diplodon dunkerianus
- Diplodon expansus
- Diplodon fontaineanus
- Diplodon granosus
- Diplodon pfeifferi
Diplodon websteri is a synonym for Cucumerunio websteri.
References
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- ^ Spix J. B. von (1827). Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX. page 33.
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