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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium

species Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774): specimens

35 available nominal species synonyms (40 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Musculium lacustreTaylor et al. (2007), Mackie (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), Kantor et al. (2010), Kiliçaslan & Özbek (2010), ... Múrria et al. (2020), Vinarski et al. (2020), Groh et al. (2020), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022)
Sphaerium maroccanumIUCN (2010)
Sphaerium amurenseBogan (2010)
Sphaerium compressumBogan (2010)
Sphaerium lacustreBogan (2010), He & Zhuang (2013), Bespalaya et al. (2017), Príe et al. (2021), Prié et al. (2023)
Musculium amurenseKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium clessiniKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium compressumKantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011)
Musculium crepliniKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium heterodonKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium hungaricumKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium johanseniKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium jurieviKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium kafanoviKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium likhareviKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium moussoniKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium mucronulatumKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium ryckholtiiKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium steiniiKantor et al. (2010)
Musculium terverianumKantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustreStunžėnas et al. (2011), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustreVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) clessiniVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) compressumVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) crepliniVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) hungaricumVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) johanseniVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) mucronulatumVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) ryckholtiVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) steiniiVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) terverianumVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) amurenseVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) jurieviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) moussoniVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) heterodonVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) kafanoviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) likhareviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium lacustrisClewing et al. (2020)

Range

Holarctic, Eurasia and North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Sphaerium lacustre

MUSSELp Specimen Records


INHS_58513. pond, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England


Belgium

INHS_57927. Belgium


England

INHS_58297. England

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Georgia

UGSB_9048 (GE03/1). (16S: KF483289, COI: KF483391, H3: KU376222, go to Genbank) Georgia, Gurien (42.04722°N, 41.76638°E).


Russia

RMBH_MSph_675. (16S: ON814977, 28S: ON783948, go to Genbank) Russia: Irkutsk region, Irkutsk.

RMBH_MSph_402_1. (16S: ON814938, go to Genbank) Russia: Irkutsk region, Novaya Razvodnaya village, lake lake next to the dam.

RMBH_MSph_402_2. (16S: ON814939, go to Genbank) ditto.


USA

RMBH_MSph_283_1. (16S: ON814901, go to Genbank) USA: Montana, Yellowstone National Park, Madison River.

RMBH_MSph_279_2. (16S: ON814899, go to Genbank) USA: Montana, Yellowstone National Park, Swan Lake.