MUSSELp

MUSSELpdb

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

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North America

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium

species Sphaerium transversum (Say, 1829): specimens

7 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Musculium transversumMackie (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Fauna Europaea (2012), Clewing et al. (2013), Ram et al. (2014), Saito et al. (2022), Czaja et al. (2023)
Musculium partumeiumMackie (2007)
Sphaerium transversumBogan (2010), Príe et al. (2021), Prié et al. (2023)
Sphaerium (Musculium) transversumBespalaya et al. (2023)

Range

North America, east of the Rockies. Reported from Mexico. Introduced to Europe.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

No map available.

MUSSELp Specimen Records


INHS_58510. canal, Halifax [Calderdale], West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.