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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium species Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774): synonymy
3 specimens + 6 Genbank vouchers Tellina lacustris Müller, 1774
Müller, 1774. Verm. Terr. et Fluv. 2: 204.
Sphærium (Musculium) lacustre — Dall (1903)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustris — Thiele (1934)
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Bogan (2010), He & Zhuang (2013), Bespalaya et al. (2017), Príe et al. (2021), Prié et al. (2023)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre — Zhadin (1965), Clarke (1973), Lee & Ó Foighil (2003), Stunžėnas et al. (2011), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975), Kuiper (1983), Kuiper et al. (1989), Turgeon et al. (1998), Korniushin (1998), ... Múrria et al. (2020), Vinarski et al. (2020), Groh et al. (2020), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022)
Musculium lacustre f. lacustre — Mackie et al. (1980)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Korniushin (2000), Falkner et al. (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Bank (2006), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium lacustris — Korniushin et al. (2001), Clewing et al. (2020) | |
Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806
Draparnaud, 1806. Hist. Moll. France: 130, pl. 10, figs. 14-15.
Musculium lacustre — Fauna Europaea (2012)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Tellina tuberculata Alten, 1812
Alten, 1812. System Abhandl.: 4, pl. 1, fig. 1.
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas caliculata Blainville, 1818
‘Draparnaud’ of Authors.
Blainville, 1818. Dict. Sci. Nat. 12: 279.
Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 94.
(error for Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806) | |
Tellina stagnicola Sheppard, 1825
‘Leach’ Sheppard, 1825. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 150.
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas dingoli Bivona, 1839
Bivona, 1839. Gior. Sci. Lett. ed. Arte. Palermo. 66: 221.
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas ryckholti Normand, 1844
Normand, 1844. Nouv. Espèc. Cyclades Valenc.: 7, fig. 5-6.
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre — Clarke (1973)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) ryckholti — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium ryckholtii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium (s.s.) ryckholti — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas creplini Dunker, 1845
Dunker, 1845. Z. Malak. 2: 20.
Musculium lacustre — Korniushin (1998)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) creplini — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium creplini — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) creplini — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas terveriana Dupuy, 1849
Dupuy, 1849. Cat. Extramar. Galliae Test.: no. 87.
Musculium (Parvimusculium) terverianum — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium terverianum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) terverianum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas steinii Schmidt, 1850
Schmidt, 1850. Z. Malazozool. (8): 118.
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) steini — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium steinii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) steinii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas calyculata var. compressa Middendorff, 1851
Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 288, pl. 29, figs. 9-10.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas calyculata Draparnaud, 1806)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) compressum — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium compressum — Slugina (2006), Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) compressum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.
(renamed Sphaerium jayanum Prime, 1865)
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre — Clarke (1973)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium lacustre f. jayensis — Mackie et al. (1980)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
 Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 48.
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Sphaerium brochonianum Bourguignat, 1854
Bourguignat, 1854. Mem. Soc. Sc. phys. et nat. Bord. 1: 50, pl. 3, figs. 4-5. | |
Cyclas ryckholtii var. mucronulata Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Moquin-Tandon, 1855. Hist. Natur. Moll. France 2: 595, pl. 53, fig. 42.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas ryckholti Normand, 1844)
Musculium (s.s.) mucronulatum — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium mucronulatum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Sphaerium lenticula Prime, 1862
Prime, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: ??.
(homonym of Lucina lenticula Gould, 1850)
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Sphaerium jayanum Prime, 1865
 Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 46, fig. 43.
(new name for Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Sphaerium hispanicum Bourguignat, 1870
Bourguignat, 1870. Rev. Mag. Zool. 22: 170.
Musculium lacustre — Fauna Europaea (2012)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Calyculina lacustris var. septentrionalis Westerlund, 1876
Clessin in Westerlund, 1876. Nach. Deuts. Mal. Ges. 8(8-9): 103.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Tellina lacustris Müller, 1774)
Musculium compressum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium (s.s.) compressum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium strictum Clessin, 1877
Clessin, 1877. Deutsche Excurs. Moll. Fauna: ??.
(misidentified reference to Cyclas stricta Normand, 1854)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) strictum — Starobogatov et al. (2004) | |
Calyculina hungaricum Hazay, 1881
Hazay, 1881. unknown publication: 95.
Musculium (s.s.) hungaricum — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium hungaricum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Calyculina clessini Clessin, 1882
Paulucci in Clessin, 1882. unknown publication: 192, pl. 4, fig. 8.
Musculium (s.s.) clessini — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium clessini — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Sphaerium compressum Mousson, 1887
Mousson, 1887. J. de Conch. 35: 28, pl. 1, fig. 9.
(homonym of Cyclas calyculata var. compressa Middendorff, 1851; renamed Musculium moussoni Starobogatov et al., 2004)
Sphaerium (Musculium) compressum — Zhadin (1965)
Sphaerium compressum — Bogan (2010)
Musculium compressum — IUCN (2011)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) moussoni — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Sphaerium raymondi Cooper, 1892
Cooper, 1892. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3: ??.
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Sphaerium heterodon Pilsbry, 1895
Pilsbry, 1895. unknown publication: 159, pl. 3, figs. 15-17.
Musculium (Parvimusculium) heterodon — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium heterodon — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) heterodon — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Sphaerium maroccanum Pallary, 1898
Pallary, 1898. J. de Conch. 46: 150, pl. 9, fig. 8.
Sphaerium lacustre — Daget (1998)
Sphaerium maroccanum — IUCN (2010)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium winkleyi Sterki, 1909
Sterki, 1909. Nautilus 23(5): 66.
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre — Clarke (1973)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium pusillum Sterki, 1910
Sterki, 1910. Nautilus 24(1): ??.
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium declive Sterki, 1912
Sterki, 1912. Nautilus 25(9): ??.
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium rosaceum var. fuliginosum Sterki, 1916
Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium johanseni Tscheremnov, 1972
Tscheremnov, 1972. unknown publication: 1888, text fig.
Musculium (s.s.) johanseni — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium johanseni — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Musculium amurense Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986
Moskvicheva in Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986. unknown publication: 616, text figs. 1-3.
Musculium (s.s.) amurense — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sphaerium amurense — Bogan (2010)
Musculium amurense — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Musculium jurievi Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986
Zatravkin in Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986. unknown publication: 618, text figs. 13-15.
Musculium (Parvimusculium) jurievi — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium jurievi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) jurievi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium kafanovi Starobogatov & Korniushin, 1986
Starobogatov in Starobogatov & Korniushin, 1986. unknown publication: 39, fig. 19.
Musculium (Parvimusculium) kafanovi — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium kafanovi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013)
Musculium (s.s.) kafanovi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Musculium likharevi Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986
Moskvicheva in Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986. unknown publication: 617, figs. 4-6.
Musculium (s.s.) likharevi — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium likharevi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Musculium moussoni Starobogatov et al., 2004
‘Starobogatov, 1996 Starobogatov et al., 2004. Key Freshw. Invert. Russia 6 (molluscs, polychaetes, nemerteans): 56. [nomen nudum]
(new name for Sphaerium compressum Mousson, 1887)
Musculium (s.s.) moussoni — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium moussoni — Kantor et al. (2010) | |
Tellina tenera of Authors, unknown year
Schrank of Authors. | |
Sphaerium ddingoii Prime, 1862
Prime, 1862. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 7: ??.
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: 274, pl. 17, figs. 1-9.
Sphaerium lacustre — Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)
Sphaerium maroccanum — IUCN (2010) | |
Sphaerium ovale Bourguignat, 1864
Bourguignat, 1864. Mal. Alg. 2: ??.
(homonym of Cyclas ovalis Férussac, 1807)
Sphaerium lacustre — Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Vinarski & Kantor (2016) | |
Cyclas perezii Prime, 1870
‘Villa, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
Sphaerium lacustre — He & Zhuang (2013) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Sphærium (Musculium) lacustre — Dall (1903)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustris — Thiele (1934)
Sphaerium lacustre — Herrington (1962), Mandahl-Barth (1988), Daget (1998), Bogan (2010), He & Zhuang (2013), Bespalaya et al. (2017), Príe et al. (2021), Prié et al. (2023)
Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre — Zhadin (1965), Clarke (1973), Lee & Ó Foighil (2003), Stunžėnas et al. (2011), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Sphaerium (Musculium) compressum — Zhadin (1965)
Musculium lacustre — Burch (1975), Kuiper (1983), Kuiper et al. (1989), Turgeon et al. (1998), Korniushin (1998), ... Múrria et al. (2020), Vinarski et al. (2020), Groh et al. (2020), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022)
Musculium lacustre f. lacustre — Mackie et al. (1980)
Musculium lacustre f. jayensis — Mackie et al. (1980)
Musculium (s.s.) lacustre — Korniushin (2000), Falkner et al. (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Bank (2006), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium lacustris — Korniushin et al. (2001), Clewing et al. (2020)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) ryckholti — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) creplini — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) terverianum — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) steini — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) compressum — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (s.s.) mucronulatum — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) strictum — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (s.s.) hungaricum — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) clessini — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) heterodon — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (s.s.) johanseni — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) amurense — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) jurievi — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (Parvimusculium) kafanovi — Starobogatov et al. (2004)
Musculium (s.s.) likharevi — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) moussoni — Starobogatov et al. (2004), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium compressum — Slugina (2006), Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011)
Musculium ryckholtii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium creplini — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium terverianum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium steinii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium mucronulatum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium maroccanum — IUCN (2010)
Musculium hungaricum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium clessini — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium compressum — Bogan (2010)
Musculium heterodon — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium johanseni — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium amurense — Bogan (2010)
Musculium amurense — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium jurievi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium kafanovi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium likharevi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium moussoni — Kantor et al. (2010)
Musculium (s.s.) ryckholti — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) creplini — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) terverianum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) steinii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) compressum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) heterodon — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) jurievi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Musculium (s.s.) kafanovi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
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