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Publication Herrington (1962): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Herrington, H.B. 1962. A revision of the Sphaeriidae of North America. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (118). 74 pp.

Taxonomic Opinions

Pisidium adamsi Prime, 1851 = Euglesa adamsii
+ Pisidium affine Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium sargenti Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium sphaericum Sterki, 1912
+ Pisidium deflexum Sterki, 1922

Pisidium aequilaterale [sic] Prime, 1851 = Euglesa equilateralis

Pisidium amnica (Müller, 1774) = Pisidium amnicum

Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium cinereum Alder, 1838
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) abditum Haldeman, 1841
+ Cyclas minor Mighels & Adams, 1842
+ Pisidium steenbuchi Möller, 1842
+ Pisidium roseum Scholtz, 1843
+ Pisidium regulare Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium occidentale Newcomb, 1861
+ Pisidium politum Sterki, 1895
+ Pisidium randolphii Roper, 1896
+ Pisidium trapezoideum Sterki, 1896
+ Pisidium roperi Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium streatori Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium strengii Sterki, 1902
+ Pisidium ashmuni Sterki, 1903
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Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa ventricosa

Pisidium compressum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa compressa

Pisidium conventus Clessin, 1877 = Conventus conventus
+ Pisidium abyssorum Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium hendersoni Sterki, 1923
+ Pisidium clessini Surbeck, 1899
+ Pisidium tornense Odhner, 1908
+ Pisidium pusillum B.B. Woodward, 1913

Pisidium conventus Clessin, 1877 = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895

Pisidium dubium (Say, 1816)
+ Cyclas (Phymesoda) equalis Rafinesque, 1820
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) abruptum Haldeman, 1841
+ Pisidium virginicum Prime, 1865

Pisidium fallax Sterki, 1896 = Euglesa fallax
+ Pisidium kirklandi Sterki, 1899

Pisidium ferrugineum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa ferruginea
+ Pisidium (Fossarina) hibernicum Westerlund, 1894
+ Pisidium medianum Sterki, 1899
+ Pisidium costatum Sterki, 1903
+ Pisidium vexum Sterki, 1916

Pisidium ferrugineum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa parvula

Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard, 1825) = Euglesa henslowana
+ Pisidium supinum Schmidt, 1850

Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard, 1825) = Euglesa supina

Pisidium idahoense Roper, 1890 = Pisidium idahoensis

Pisidium insigne Gabb, 1868 = Conventus insigne

Pisidium lilljeborgi Clessin, 1886 = Euglesa lilljeborgii
+ Pisidium scutellatum Sterki, 1896
+ Pisidium lilljeborgi form cristatum Sterki, 1928

Pisidium milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium

Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida
+ Pisidium contortum Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium pauperculum Sterki, 1896
+ Pisidium splendidulum Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium handwerki Sterki, 1899
+ Pisidium tenuissimum Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium minusculum Sterki, 1906
+ Pisidium glabellum Sterki, 1913
+ Pisidium lermondi Sterki, 1913
+ Pisidium latchfordi Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium limpidum Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium prognathum Sterki, 1922

Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821 = Euglesa ventricosa
+ Pisidium ventricosum Prime, 1851
+ Pisidium rotundatum Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium vesiculare Sterki, 1896

Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821 = Euglesa rotundata

Pisidium punctiferum (Guppy, 1867)
+ Pisidium punctatum Sterki, 1895
+ Pisidium singleyi Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium limatulum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium inornatum Sterki, 1911
+ Pisidium tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918

Pisidium punctiferum (Guppy, 1867) = Pisidium punctatum

Pisidium punctiferum (Guppy, 1867) = Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum

Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata
+ Pisidium marci Sterki, 1909
+ Pisidium overi Sterki, 1913
+ Pisidium apiculatum Sterki, 1922

Pisidium ultramontanum Prime, 1865 = Euglesa ultramontana

Pisidium variabile Prime, 1851 = Euglesa variabilis
+ Pisidium cicer Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium decisum Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium probum Sterki, 1923

Pisidium walkeri Sterki, 1895 = Euglesa walkeri
+ Pisidium walkeri var. mainense Sterki, 1898

Sphaerium corneum (Linné, 1758)

Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1851)

Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774)
+ Cyclas ryckholti Normand, 1844
+ Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852
+ Sphaerium lenticula Prime, 1862
+ Sphaerium raymondi Cooper, 1892
+ Musculium winkleyi Sterki, 1909
+ Musculium pusillum Sterki, 1910
+ Musculium declive Sterki, 1912

Sphaerium nitidum Clessin in Westerlund, 1876
+ Sphaerium uintaense Call, 1886
+ Sphaerium walkeri Sterki, 1901

Sphaerium occidentale Prime, 1860
+ Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853

Sphaerium partumeium (Say, 1822)
+ Cyclas elevata Haldeman, 1841
+ Cyclas truncata Linsley, 1845
+ Sphaerium contractum Prime, 1865
+ Calyculina hodgsonii Sterki, 1902
+ Calyculina ferrissii Sterki, 1902
+ Musculium orbiculare Sterki, 1913

Sphaerium partumeium (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium transversum

Sphaerium patella (Gould, 1850)
+ Sphaerium primeanum Clessin, 1878

Sphaerium rhomboideum (Say, 1822)

Sphaerium securis (Prime, 1851)
+ Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853
+ Musculium parvum Sterki, 1909
+ Musculium australe Sterki, 1916

Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)
+ Cyclas triangularis Say, 1829
+ Cyclas staminea Conrad, 1834
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) dentata Haldeman, 1841
+ Cyclas flava Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas emarginata Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas modesta Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas aurea Prime, 1852
+ Sphaerium vermontanum Prime, 1861
+ Sphaerium tumidum Baird, 1863
+ Sphaerium spokani Baird, 1863
+ Sphaerium lilycashense Baker, 1898
+ Sphaerium jalapensis Pilsbry, 1904
+ Sphaerium hendersoni Sterki, 1906
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Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium triangulare

Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium jalapensis

Sphaerium sulcatum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium simile
+ Cyclas similis Say, 1817
+ Sphaerium crassum Sterki, 1901
+ Sphaerium lineatum Sterki, 1910
+ Sphaerium fallax Sterki, 1930

Sphaerium transversum (Say, 1829)
+ Sphaerium pallidum Gray, 1856
+ Sphaerium subtransversum Prime, 1860

Sphaerium transversum (Say, 1829) = Sphaerium subtransversum