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genus Euglesa Jenyns, 1832: synonymy

89 Recent freshwater species (90 total species)

Synonymy

Euglesa Jenyns, 1832

‘Leach MS’ Jenyns, 1832. Trans. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 4: 302.
Type species: Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825 = Euglesa henslowana

Galileja Costa, 1840

Costa, 1839. Corrisp. Zool.: 181.
Costa, 1840. Fauna Siciliana Molluschi: 1, pl. 1, figs. 2a, A.B.
Type species: Galileja tenebrosa Costa, 1839 (monotypy) = Euglesa pulchella

Euglesia Leach, 1852

(error for Euglesa Jenyns, 1832)
Leach, 1852. Syn. Moll. Gr. Brit.: 291.
Type species: Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825 = Euglesa henslowana

Cycladina Clessin, 1871

(homonym of Latreille, 1827; Cantraine, 1835 [both Mollusca])
Clessin, 1871. Malak. Blatt. 18: 189.
Type species: Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida

Rivulina Westerlund, 1873

(homonym of Fleuriau de Belleville, 1820; Lea, 1851 [both Mollusca])
Clessin in Westerlund, 1873. Fauna Moll. Terr. Fluv. Suec. Norv. Dan. (2): 532.
Type species: Pisidium supinum Schmidt, 1850 = Euglesa supina

Fossarina Westerlund, 1873

(homonym of Adams & Angas, 1863 [Gastro.]; renamed Clessinia Piaget, 1913)
Clessin in Westerlund, 1873. Fauna Moll. Terr. Fluv. Suec. Norv. Dan. (2): 535.
Type species: Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821 = Euglesa ventricosa

Casertiana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 313.
Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 35.

Henslowiana Servain, 1888

Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 314.
Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 151, 36.
Type species: Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825 = Euglesa henslowana

Pusillana Fagot, 1892

Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 148, 33.
Type species: Tellina pusilla Gmelin, 1791 = Euglesa casertana

Roseana Fagot, 1892

Fagot, 1892. Bull. Soc. Ramond 27: 149.
Type species: Pisidium roseum Scholtz, 1843 = Euglesa casertana

Cyclocalyx Dall, 1903

Dall, 1903. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 7.
Type species: Pisidium scholtzii Clessin, 1873 = Euglesa obtusalis

Cymatocylas Dall, 1903

Dall, 1903. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 7.
Type species: Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa

Tropidocyclas Dall, 1903

Dall, 1903. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 7.
Type species: Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825 = Euglesa henslowana

Cymatocyclas Dall, 1903

Dall, 1903. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 7.
Type species: Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa

Galileja B.B. Woodward, 1913

(reference to Galileja Costa, 1840)
‘Costa’ of Authors.
B.B. Woodward, 1913. Cat. Brit. Pisidium of the BMNH: 2.
Type species: Cardium casertanum Poli, 1791 = Euglesa casertana

Clessinia Piaget, 1913

(renamed Cletella Strand, 1928; new name for Fossarina Westerlund, 1873; homonym of Doering, 1874 [Gastrop.])
Piaget, 1913. J. de Conch. 60: 224.
Type species: Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821 = Euglesa ventricosa

Pseudeupera Germain, 1913

(intro'd as sub-gen. of Pisidium Pfeiffer, 1821)
Germain, 1913. Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur. 19: 295.
Type species: Pisidium (Eupera) landeroini Germain, 1909 = Euglesa subtruncata

Fontinalina Sterki, 1918

Sterki, 1918. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10: 473.
Type species: Cyclas fontinalis Draparnaud, 1806 = Euglesa casertana

Eupisidium Odhner, 1921

Odhner, 1921. J. of Conch. 16: 222.
Type species: Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa personata

Cletella Strand, 1928

(new name for Clessinia Piaget, 1913)
Strand, 1928. Arch. Naturg. 92: 68.
Type species: Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821 = Euglesa ventricosa

Australpera Iredale, 1943

Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 196.
Type species: Pisidium etheridgii E.A. Smith, 1882 = Euglesa etheridgii

Afropisidium Kuiper, 1962

(intro'd as sub-gen. of Pisidium Pfeiffer, 1821)
Kuiper, 1962. J. de Conch. 102: 55.
Type species: Pisidium lepus Kuiper, 1957 (orig. desig.) = Euglesa pirothi

Cingulipisidium Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974

Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974. Zool. Zhur. 53(9): 328.
Type species: Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida

Arcteuglesa Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974

Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974. Zool. Zhur. 53(9): 328.
Type species: Pisidium lilljeborgii Clessin in Esmark & Hoyer, 1886 = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Costopisidium Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974

Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974. Zool. Zhur. 53(9): 328.
Type species: Pisidium nitidum var. crassa Stelfox, 1918 = Euglesa nitida

Tetragonocyclas Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974

Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974. Zool. Zhur. 53(9): 328.
Type species: Pisidium milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium

Hiberneuglesa Dolgin, 1983

Starobogatov in Dolgin, 1983. unknown publication: ??.
Type species: Pisidium (Fossarina) hibernicum Westerlund, 1894 = Euglesa parvula

Pulchelleuglesa Dolgin, 1983

Starobogatov in Dolgin, 1983. unknown publication: ??.
Type species: Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa pulchella

Pseudosphaerium Korniushin, 1990

Korniushin, 1990. unknown publication: ??.
Type species: Pisidium milium var. pseudosphaerium Favre, 1927 = Euglesa pseudosphaerium

Potamopisidium Korniushin, 1991

(intro'd as sub-gen. of Cingulipisidium Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974)
Korniushin, 1991. Zool. Zhur. 70(4): 16.
Type species: Cingulipisidium likharevi Korniushin, 1991 = Euglesa casertana

Baicalipisidium Slugina et al., 1994

Slugina & Starobogatov in Slugina et al., 1994. Ruthenica 4(2): 142.
Type species: Pisidium raddei Dybowski, 1902 = Euglesa raddei

Hinziana Dolgin & Korniushin, 1994

(intro'd as sub-gen. of Cyclocalyx Dall, 1903)
Dolgin & Korniushin, 1994. Zool. Zhur. 73(12): 17.
Type species: Pisidium hinzi Kuiper, 1975 = Euglesa hinzi

Amurohenslowiana Korniushin, 1996

(intro'd as sub-gen. of Henslowiana Servain, 1888)
Korniushin, 1996. Pisid. Palaearctic: 100.
Type species: Pisidium chankense Likharev in Zhadin, 1952 = Euglesa chankensis

Amuriana Prozorova et al., 1996

(intro'd as sub-gen. of Amurohenslowiana Korniushin, 1996)
Prozorova et al., 1996. Zool. Zhur. 75(9): 1321.
Type species: Pisidium chankense Likharev in Zhadin, 1952 = Euglesa chankensis

Amureuglesa Korniushin, 1996

Korniushin, 1996. Pisid. Palaearctic: 133.
Type species: Euglesa khurbaensis Zatravkin, 1987 = Euglesa khurbaensis

Supiniana Korniushin, 1996

Korniushin, 1996. Pisid. Palaearctic: 97.
Type species: Pisidium supinum Schmidt, 1850 = Euglesa supina

Englesia Prime, 1852

(error for Euglesia Leach, 1852)
‘Leach’ Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
Type species: Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825 = Euglesa henslowana

Glacipisum Iredale, 1943

Iredale, 1943. Austral. Zool. 10: 197. [nomen nudum]
Type species: Glacipisum kosciusko Iredale, 1943 = Euglesa kosciusko

Baikalipisidium Korniushin, 1998

(error for Baicalipisidium Slugina et al., 1994)
Korniushin, 1998. Malac. Review Bivalvia 7: 81.
Type species: Pisidium raddei Dybowski, 1902 = Euglesa raddei

Cingilipisidium Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

(error for Cingulipisidium Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974)
‘Pirogov & Starobogatov’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 120.
Type species: Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

The Taxonomic History lists the ways authors have classified the species currently assigned to Euglesa, since 1900.

Pisidium — Martens (1900), Pilsbry (1904), Annandale (1918), Annandale & Prashad (1921), Pallary (1921), ... Clewing et al. (2020), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022), Czaja et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023)
Corneocyclas (s.s.) — Dall (1903)
Corneocyclas (Cyclocalyx) — Dall (1903)
Corneocyclas (Cymatocyclas) — Dall (1903)
Corneocyclas (Tropidocyclas) — Dall (1903)
Pisidium (Fossarina) — Pallary (1909)
Pisidium (Fluminina) — Pallary (1921)
Sphaerium — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Ponder (1964)
Pisidium (Eupisidium) — Mori (1938), Mandahl-Barth (1938), van Benthem Jutting (1953), van Benthem Jutting (1955), Zhadin (1965), Subba Rao (1989), Korniushin (1998)
Pisidium (Afropisidium) — Kuiper (1962), Kuiper (1983), Subba Rao (1989), B.J. Smith (1992), Korniushin (2000), Korniushin & Glaubrecht (2002)
Pisidium (Speleopisidium) — Zhadin (1965)
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) — Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Cooley & Ó Foighil (2000), Falkner et al. (2001), Bank (2006), Mackie (2007), Voode (2017), Bespalaya et al. (2017), Fuentealba-Jara et al. (2017)
Pisidium (s.s.) — Brandt (1974), Subba Rao (1989), B.J. Smith (1992)
Pisidium (Odhneripisidium) — Subba Rao (1989)
Pisidium (Euglesa) — Korniushin (2000), Falkner et al. (2001), Korniushin & Glaubrecht (2002), Bank (2006), Nesemann et al. (2007)
Pisidium (Henslowiana) — Falkner et al. (2001)
Pisidium (Hiberneuglesa) — Falkner et al. (2001)
Pisidium (Cingulipisidium) — Falkner et al. (2001), Bank (2006)
Pisidium (Pseudeupera) — Falkner et al. (2001)
Cyclocalyx — Lee & Ó Foighil (2003), Kantor et al. (2010)
Tetragonocyclas — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana (s.s.) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Henslowiana (Supiniana) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Henslowiana (Amurohenslowiana) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Henslowiana (Arcteuglesa) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Pulchelleuglesa — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Euglesa (s.s.) — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2024)
Euglesa (Casertiana) — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Bespalaya et al. (2024)
Euglesa (Potamopisidium) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Roseana — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Pseudeupera — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Slugina (2006), Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx (s.s.) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Cyclocalyx (Hinziana) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Hiberneuglesa — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Cingulipisidium (s.s.) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Cingulipisidium (Costopisidium) — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Amureuglesa — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Pseudosphaerium — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
[Euglesa] E. — Slugina (2006)
[Conventus] C. — Slugina (2006)
Henslowiana — Slugina (2006), Kantor et al. (2010)
Pisidium (Tropidocyclas) — Bank (2006)
Neopisidium — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cingulipisidium — Kantor et al. (2010)
Conventus — Kantor et al. (2010)
Euglesa — Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Mouthon & Forcellini (2017), Vinarski et al. (2020), ... Halabowski et al. (2024), Huang et al. (2025), Kovalenkova et al. (2025), Prie et al. (2026), Bogan et al. (2026)
Pisidium (Neopisidium) — Jeong et al. (2015)
Euglesa (Roseana) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Amureuglesa) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2024)
Euglesa (Cingilipisidium) [sic] — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Conventus) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Mouthon & Forcellini (2017)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2024)
Euglesa (Hiberneuglesa) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2024)
Euglesa (Pseudeupera) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2024)
Euglesa (Pseudosphaerium) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Pulchelleuglesa) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Tetragonocyclas) — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Afropisidium — Sahidin et al. (2021)
Euglesa (Cingulipisidium) — Bespalaya et al. (2024)