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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium

species Sphaerium nitidum Clessin in Westerlund, 1876: specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (7 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Sphaerium nitidum — Mackie (2007), Bogan (2010), ITIS (2012), Fauna Europaea (2012), Vinarski et al. (2020), Príe et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2022)
Parasphaerium nitida — Kantor et al. (2010)
Parasphaerium rectidens — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium ovale — IUCN (2011)
Sphaerium (Parasphaerium) nitidum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sphaerium (Parasphaerium) rectidens — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sphaerium cf. nitidum — Bespalaya et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2021), Saito et al. (2022)
Sphaerium (Herringtonium) nitidum — Bespalaya et al. (2023)

Range

Holarctic, at higher latitudes.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

MUSSELp Specimen Records

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Russia

RMBH_MSph_497_1. (16S: ON563574, go to Genbank) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Chirovoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_497_2. (16S: ON563575, 28S: ON783936, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_494_2. (16S: ON563571, 28S: ON783935, go to Genbank) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Tishina lake.

RMBH_MSph_415. (16S: ON563555, 28S: ON783930, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Dudinka river.

RMBH_MSph_339. (16S: ON563537, 28S: ON783917, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Kolguyev Island.

RMBH_MSph_37. (16S: ON563492, 28S: ON783887, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Yugorsky Peninsula.

RMBH_MSph_87. (16S: ON563500, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_372. (16S: MN567198, 28S: ON783921, go to Genbank) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Gyda Peninsula, Gyda village.

RMBH_MSph_11. (16S: ON563488, go to Genbank) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Yamal Peninsula, Seyaha village, Lake 1.

RMBH_MSph_14. (16S: ON563489, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_15. (16S: ON563490, go to Genbank) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Yamal Peninsula, Seyaha village, Lake 3.