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Publication Sterki (1916): summary

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Full Citation

Sterki, V. 1916. A preliminary catalogue of the North American Sphaeriidae. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 10(3/4): 429-477. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Lacustrina Sterki, 1916

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): 473.
Type species: Pisidium idahoense Roper, 1890 = Pisidium idahoensis

Attributed Nominal Species

Pisidium abortivum Sterki, 1916 = Conventus conventus

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

Sphaerium sulcatum var. albescens Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium simile

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818)

Musculium truncatum var. albidum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium partumeium

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(homonym of Chama albida Dezallier d’Argenville, 1742; intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas truncata Linsley, 1845)

Musculium truncatum var. angustatum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium partumeium

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas truncata Linsley, 1845)

Musculium australe Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium securis

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

There are 37 available nominal species attributed to this publication (38 total).

Pisidium subrotundum var. canadense Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium subrotundum Sterki, 1906)

Pisidium medianum var. clarum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa ferruginea

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium medianum Sterki, 1899)

Pisidium splendidulum var. corneolum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa nitida

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium splendidulum Sterki, 1898)

Sphaerium striatinum var. corpulentum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium striatinum

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Pisidium pauperculum var. crystalense Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa nitida

Sterki, 1907. Proc. Ohio St. Acad. Sci. 4(8): ??. [nomen nudum]
Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium pauperculum Sterki, 1896)

Pisidium compressum var. curvatum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa compressa

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852)

Musculium transversum form decisum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium transversum

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas transversa Say, 1829)

Pisidium politum var. decorum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium politum Sterki, 1895)

Pisidium noveboracense var. elevatum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858)

Pisidium abortivum var. exiguum Sterki, 1916 = Conventus conventus

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium abortivum Sterki, 1916)

Pisidium fabale Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): 468.

Musculium rosaceum var. fuliginosum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium lacustre

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852)

Musculium partumeium var. globosum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium partumeium

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas partumeia Say, 1822)

Pisidium hinkleyi Sterki, 1916 = Pisidium punctatum

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

Pisidium compressum var. illinoisense Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa compressa

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852)

Sphaerium sulcatum var. insigne Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium simile

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818)

Pisidium abditum var. lacteum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas (Pisidium) abditum Haldeman, 1841)

Pisidium latchfordi Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa nitida

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

Pisidium variabile var. magnum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa variabilis

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium variabile Prime, 1852)

Pisidium splendidulum var. miliastrum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa nitida

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium splendidulum Sterki, 1898)

Pisidium splendidulum var. novangliae Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa nitida

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium splendidulum Sterki, 1898)

Pisidium subrotundum var. olofi Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium subrotundum Sterki, 1906)

Pisidium ovum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

Pisidium compressum var. pellucidum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa compressa

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852)

Sphaerium sulcatum var. planatum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium simile

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): 432.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818)

Pisidium trapezoideum var. protensum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium trapezoideum Sterki, 1896)

Pisidium subrotundum var. pumilum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa casertana

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium subrotundum Sterki, 1906)

Pisidium vesiculare var. striatellum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa ventricosa

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium vesiculare Sterki, 1896)

Musculium sphaericum var. succineum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium securis

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853)

Sphaerium torsum Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium striatinum

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

Pisidium vexum Sterki, 1916 = Euglesa ferruginea

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.

Pisidium virginicum Prime, 1865 = Pisidium dubium

‘Bourguignat’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 61-62.
‘Gmelin’ Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(reference to Tellina virginica Gmelin, 1791)

Sphaerium stamineum var. wisconsinense Sterki, 1916 = Sphaerium striatinum

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas staminea Conrad, 1834)

 
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