MUSSELp

MUSSELpdb

Introduction

Browse

d'basing

Search the MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

all genera

Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae

genus Euglesa Jenyns, 1832: synonymy

86 Recent freshwater species (86 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

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

Cycladina Clessin, 1871

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

Rivulina Westerlund, 1873

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

Fossarina Westerlund, 1873

Clessin in Westerlund, 1873. Fauna Moll. Terr. Fluv. Suec. Norv. Dan. (2): 535.
(homonym of Adams & Angas, 1863 [Gastro.]; renamed Clessinia Piaget, 1913)
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

Cymatocyclas Dall, 1903

Dall, 1903. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 16: 165.
Type species: Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa

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

Galileja B.B. Woodward, 1913

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

Clessinia Piaget, 1913

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

Pseudeupera Germain, 1913

Germain, 1913. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 295.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Pisidium Pfeiffer, 1821)
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

Strand, 1928. Arch. Naturg. 92: 68.
(new name for Clessinia Piaget, 1913)
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

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

Arcteuglesa Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974

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

Cingulipisidium Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974

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

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

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

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

Amurohenslowiana Korniushin, 1996

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

Amuriana Prozorova et al., 1996

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

‘Leach’ Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
(error for Euglesia Leach, 1852)
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

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

Cingilipisidium Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

‘Pirogov & Starobogatov’ Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 120.
(error for Cingulipisidium Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974)
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.

PisidiumMartens (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)
SphaeriumPilsbry & 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)
CyclocalyxLee & Ó Foighil (2003), Kantor et al. (2010)
TetragonocyclasStarobogatov 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)
PulchelleuglesaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Euglesa (s.s.)Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Euglesa (Casertiana)Starobogatov et al. (2004), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Euglesa (Potamopisidium)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
RoseanaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
PseudeuperaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Slugina (2006), Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx (s.s.)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Cyclocalyx (Hinziana)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
HiberneuglesaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
Cingulipisidium (s.s.)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Cingulipisidium (Costopisidium)Starobogatov et al. (2004)
AmureuglesaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
PseudosphaeriumStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor et al. (2010)
[Euglesa] E.Slugina (2006)
[Conventus] C.Slugina (2006)
HenslowianaSlugina (2006), Kantor et al. (2010)
Pisidium (Tropidocyclas)Bank (2006)
NeopisidiumKantor et al. (2010)
CingulipisidiumKantor et al. (2010)
ConventusKantor et al. (2010)
EuglesaKantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Mouthon & Forcellini (2017), Vinarski et al. (2020), ... Bespalaya et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2022), Czaja et al. (2023), Prié et al. (2023), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Pisidium (Neopisidium)Jeong et al. (2015)
Euglesa (Roseana)Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Amureuglesa)Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
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. (2023)
Euglesa (Hiberneuglesa)Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Euglesa (Pseudeupera)Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Euglesa (Pseudosphaerium)Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Pulchelleuglesa)Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Tetragonocyclas)Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
AfropisidiumSahidin et al. (2021)
Euglesa (Cingulipisidium)Bespalaya et al. (2023)

 
NSF icon MUSSEL icon
"Making the world a better place, one mollusk at a time."