Bivalvia | Sphaeriida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae

genus Sphaerium Scopoli, 1777: species

36 available nominal genus synonyms (52 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Sphaerium aequatoriale (Clessin in Miller, 1879)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Ecuador. (South America)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium argentinum (d’Orbigny, 1835)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Parana Basin, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. (South America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium argentinum)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium asiaticum (Martens, 1864)

synonymy (4 available, 4 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Central Asia to the Lower Amur Basin, eastern Russia. (North Eurasia, East Asia)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium austeni Prashad in Annandale & Prashad, 1921

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Manipur, India. (East Asia)

IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium avanum

Sphaerium avanum Theobald, 1873

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Myanmar. (East Asia)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient

Sphaerium baicalense Dybowski, 1902

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Baikal. (North Eurasia)

Genbank sequences: 18S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium bequaerti (Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914)

synonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Widespread in tropical Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium cambaraense (Mansur, Meier-Brook & Ituarte, 2008)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: South America. (South America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium capense (Krauss, 1848)

synonymy (4 available, 4 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Southern Africa and Madagascar. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium cecilae Prashad, 1921

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Sumatra, Indonesia. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium corneum

Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)

synonymy (20 available, 24 total) | specimens (11 + 64 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Native to northern Eurasia from Europe to Kamchatka. Introduced to the Laurentian Great Lakes. (North America, North Eurasia, East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, mtGenome, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium costaricanum Martens, 1900

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Costa Rica. (Central America)

Sphaerium davisi (Bartsch, 1908)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Ecuador. (South America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium dybowskii Lindholm, 1909

synonymy (3 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Baikal. (North Eurasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium fabale

Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1852)

synonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Eastern North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium forbesi (Philippi, 1869)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia. (South America)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium haasi Boettger, 1915

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Aru Islands, Indonesia. (Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium hartmanni (Jickeli, 1874)

synonymy (12 available, 13 total) | specimens (0 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in tropical Africa, north to Egypt. (Afrotropics)

Genbank sequences: COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium heterodon Pilsbry, 1895

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Japan and Sakhalin Island, eastern Russia. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium incomitatum (Kuiper, 1966)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Southern Africa and the upper Congo. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern, Least Concern (Musculium incomitatum)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium incurvum (Guppy, 1872)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Trinidad. (South America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium indicum Deshayes, 1853

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0 + 3 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Nepal. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium jalapensis Pilsbry, 1904

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

Sphaerium japonicum Westerlund, 1883

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Japan. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium biwaense)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium kashmirensis Prashad, 1937

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0 + 17 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Kashmir. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Musculium goshaitanensis)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium kendricki Kuiper, 1983

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Western Australia. (Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium korotniewii Dybowski, 1902

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Baikal. (North Eurasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium kozhovi Starobogatov in Startobogatov & Korniushin, 1986

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Baikal. (North Eurasia)

Sphaerium lacusedes (Iredale, 1943)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Endemic to Tasmania. (Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium lacustre

Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774)

synonymy (33 available, 38 total) | specimens (3 + 6 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Holarctic, Eurasia and North America. (North America, North Eurasia, East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1, mtGenome
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium maroccanum), Least Concern (Musculium compressum), Least Concern
NatureServe: G5 (Musculium lacustre)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium lauricochae (Philippi, 1869)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Northern Argentina to Peru. (South America)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium limanicum Moskvicheva in Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Amur River. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium luridum Martens, 1900

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

Sphaerium mamillanum Westerlund, 1871

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: European Russia. (North Eurasia)

Sphaerium marisminus Starobogatov in Startobogatov & Korniushin, 1986

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Baikal. (North Eurasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium martensi Pilsbry, 1899

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium mexicanum (Dall, 1905)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium miyadii Mori, 1933

synonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Kuril Islands, eastern Russia. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium myadii)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium montanum Tapparone Canefri, 1889

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Myanmar. (East Asia)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium nitidum

Sphaerium nitidum Clessin in Westerlund, 1876

synonymy (5 available, 7 total) | specimens (0 + 11 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Holarctic, at higher latitudes. (North America, North Eurasia, East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium novaezelandiae Deshayes, 1853

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: New Zealand. (Australasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium novaezelandiae)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium novoleonis Pilsbry, 1904

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium nucleus

Sphaerium nucleus (Studer, 1820)

synonymy (4 available, 6 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Widespread in Europe. (North Eurasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium nyanzae

Sphaerium nyanzae E.A. Smith, 1892

synonymy (3 available, 4 total) | specimens (4)

Range: Endemic to Lake Victoria. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium occidentale

Sphaerium occidentale (Lewis, 1856)

synonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0 + 3 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium okinawaense Mori, 1937

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Taiwan. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium ovale (Férussac, 1807)

synonymy (3 available, 5 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Northern Europe. (North Eurasia)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium parenzani (Gambetta, 1930)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Ohrid, Albania and Macedonia. (North Eurasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium partumeium

Sphaerium partumeium (Say, 1822)

synonymy (14 available, 16 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Widespread in North America, and reported from as far south as Mexico. (North America, Central America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium partumeium)
NatureServe: G5 (Musculium partumeium)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium parvium Yen, 1948

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Yangtze River, China. (East Asia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium patagonicum (Pilsbry, 1911)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Argentina. (South America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium patella

Sphaerium patella (Gould, 1850)

synonymy (3 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Western North America. (North America)

NatureServe: G2
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium problematicum Gabriel, 1939

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Eastern Australia. (Australasia)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Musculium problematicum)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium queretaronis Pilsbry, 1926

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

Sphaerium quirindi (Korniushin, 2000)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Northeastern New South Wales, Australia. (Australasia)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Musculium quirindi)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium ranae van Benthem Jutting, 1927

synonymy (3 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Island of Buru, Maluku Islands, Indonesia and New Guinea. (East Asia, Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium regulare Mandahl-Barth, 1954

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lakes Victoria and Edward, Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Endangered B1ab(iii) (Sphaerium regularis)
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium rhomboideum

Sphaerium rhomboideum (Say, 1822)

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: North America, at higher latitudes. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)

synonymy (5 available, 10 total) | specimens (3 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Widespread in Europe. (North Eurasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2ace
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium ryckholtii (Normand, 1844)

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Caucasia. (North Eurasia)

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium securis

Sphaerium securis (Prime, 1852)

synonymy (8 available, 8 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Widespread in North America but unknown in the United States west of the Mississippi Basin. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium securis)
NatureServe: G5 (Musculium securis)
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium simile

Sphaerium simile (Say, 1817)

synonymy (14 available, 22 total) | specimens (0 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: North America, at higher latitudes. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Europe. (North Eurasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium striatinum

Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)

synonymy (35 available, 64 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Widespread in North America, from the Arctic and south into Mexico (and perhaps further). (North America, Central America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium stuhlmanni Martens, 1897

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Lake Victoria, Africa. (Afrotropics)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium subtransversum Prime, 1860

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

NatureServe: G5 (Musculium transversum)
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods, 1876)

synonymy (9 available, 12 total) | specimens (0 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Eastern Australia. (Australasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium tatiarae Cotton & Godfrey, 1938

synonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Southeastern Australia and Tasmania. (Australasia)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium titicacense (Pilsbry, 1924)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia. (South America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium transversum

Sphaerium transversum (Say, 1829)

synonymy (7 available, 8 total) | specimens (1)

Range: North America, east of the Rockies. Reported from Mexico. Introduced to Europe. (North America, Central America, North Eurasia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Sphaerium triangulare

Sphaerium triangulare (Say, 1829)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Mexico. (Central America)

other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium victoriae E.A. Smith, 1906

synonymy (5 available, 5 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Upper Nile Great Lakes, Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Sphaerium amurense (Moskvicheva in Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986)

synonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Amur Basin, Eastern Russia. (East Asia)