MUSSELp

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


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Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium

species Sphaerium simile (Say, 1817): specimens

14 available nominal species synonyms (22 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Sphaerium simileMackie (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Stunžėnas et al. (2011), ITIS (2012), Clewing et al. (2013), Ram et al. (2014), Bespalaya et al. (2017), Saito et al. (2022)
“Sphaerium (S)” simileFuentealba-Jara et al. (2017)
Sphaerium (Amesoda) simileBespalaya et al. (2023)

Range

North America, at higher latitudes.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Sphaerium simile

MUSSELp Specimen Records

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


Canada

RMBH_MSph_405_2. (16S: ON814943, 28S: ON783929, go to Genbank) Canada: Ontario, Sudbury.