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Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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Species & Genus Richness of
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Bivalvia | Sphaeriida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium fabale
nominal species Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852
Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium fabale
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 40, fig. 33.
Taxonomic Opinions
= Sphaerium (Amesoda) fabale (Prime, 1852) — Bespalaya et al., 2023: Table 1.
= Sphaerium fabale — Saito et al., 2022: Table S1.
= Sphaerium fabale — Metzger et al., 2018: E4228.
= Sphaerium fabale — Bespalaya et al., 2017: 2123.
= “Sphaerium (S)” fabale — Fuentealba-Jara et al., 2017: 116.
= Sphaerium fabale — Clewing et al., 2013: 251.
= Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1852) — ITIS, 2012: [web].
= Sphaerium fabale — Stunžėnas et al., 2011: 108.
= Sphaerium fabale Prime, 1852 — Bogan, 2010: [web].
= Sphaerium fabale — Schultheiß et al., 2008: Appendix I.
= Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1852) — Mackie, 2007: 220, 75, figs. 8.5-8.7.
= Sphaerium (Amesoda) fabale (Prime) — Lee & Ó Foighil, 2003: 249, table 1.
= Sphaerium (s.s.) fabale (Prime, 1852) — Cooley & Ó Foighil, 2000: 302.
= Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1852) — Turgeon et al., 1998: 47.
= Sphaerium (s.s.) fabale (Prime, 1852) — Burch, 1975: 5.
= Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1851) — Herrington, 1962: 18, pl. 2, fig. 3.
= Sphærium fabale Prime — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896: 500.
= Sphærium fabalis Prime — Prime, 1895: 38.
= Sphærium fabale Prime — Lewis, 1872: 109.
= Sphærium fabale Prime — Prime, 1870: 153.
= Sphærium fabalis Prime — Prime, 1865: 40, fig. 33.
= Sphærium fabale Prime — Deshayes, 1855: 269.
= Cyclas fabalis Nobis — Prime, 1853: 273.
