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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 | Euglesa

species Euglesa lilljeborgii (Clessin in Esmark & Hoyer, 1886): specimens
     14 available nominal species synonyms (16 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pisidium lilljeborgi — Mackie (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ITIS (2012), Clewing et al. (2013), Saito et al. (2022)
Henslowiana sibirica — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana lilljeborgii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana uenoi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana kurodai — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana kunasirienis [sic] — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana ruut — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana elegantula — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana kurilica — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana morii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana izzatullaevi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana formosa — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana glaciata — Kantor et al. (2010)
Pisidium lilljeborgii — Fauna Europaea (2012), Bößneck et al. (2016), Múrria et al. (2020), Groh et al. (2020), Clewing et al. (2020), Clewing et al. (2022)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) sibirica — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) lilljeborgii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) uenoi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) kurodai — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) kunasiriense [sic] — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) ruut — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) elegantula — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) kurilica — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) morii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) izzatullaevi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) formosa — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) glaciata — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgii — Voode (2017)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgii — Mouthon & Forcellini (2017)
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgi — Bespalaya et al. (2017), Fuentealba-Jara et al. (2017)
Euglesa lilljeborgii — Vinarski et al. (2020), Príe et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2022), Prié et al. (2023)

Range

Holarctic, at higher latitudes and altitudes.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Norway

UGSB_10598 (NO01/1). (16S: KF483305, 28S: KF483343, COI: KF483406, H3: KU376238, go to Genbank) Norway, Nordland (68.25166°N, 13.65750°E).

Mp_4346_5136. (16S: EU559124, go to Genbank) Norway, Tangstad/Vestvågöy (68.25166, 13.6575).

Russia

RMBH_MSph_101. (16S: ON563501, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bannoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_220. (16S: ON814884, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bolshoe Lobskoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_222. (16S: ON563512, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_223. (16S: ON563513, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_236. (16S: ON563517, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Lesnoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_237. (16S: ON563518, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Nizniy Pert lake.

RMBH_MSph_496_1. (16S: ON563572, go to Genbank) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Chirovoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_496_2. (16S: ON563573, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_498_2. (16S: ON563576, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_499. (16S: ON563577, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_738. (16S: ON563639, go to Genbank) Russia: Irkutsk region, near Vitim Nature Reserve, stream from the Dannoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_476. (16S: ON563565, go to Genbank) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake.

RMBH_MSph_217. (16S: ON563511, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Diyaty lake.

RMBH_MSph_240. (16S: ON563519, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_243. (16S: ON563520, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_254. (16S: ON563523, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Vanukty lake.

RMBH_MSph_531. (16S: ON563587, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Danchukovo lake.

RMBH_MSph_533. (16S: ON563588, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_548. (16S: ON563593, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Fiklistovo lake.

RMBH_MSph_549. (16S: ON563594, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_550. (16S: ON563595, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_553. (16S: ON563597, 28S: ON783940, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_149. (16S: ON563502, 28S: ON783893, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Vaygach Island.

RMBH_MSph_41. (16S: KY126447, 5.8S: KY126468, ITS1: KY126468, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Vaygach Island, Varnek village.

RMBH_MSph_38. (16S: ON563493, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Yugorsky Peninsula.

RMBH_MSph_86_4. (16S: ON563499, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_591_1. (16S: ON563615, go to Genbank) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_591_2. (16S: ON563616, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_595_2. (16S: ON563617, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_601_1. (16S: ON563620, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_603_1. (16S: ON563621, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_603_2. (16S: ON563622, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_604_1. (16S: ON563623, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_606. (16S: ON563624, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_795_1. (16S: ON563661, 28S: ON783968, go to Genbank) Russia: Yakutia, Chokurdakh, Semi Obrivov lake.

RMBH_MSph_348. (16S: ON563541, go to Genbank) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake.

RMBH_MSph_349. (16S: ON563542, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_350. (16S: ON563543, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_353. (16S: ON563544, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_354. (16S: ON563545, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_355. (16S: ON563546, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_10. (16S: KY126446, 5.8S: KY126467, ITS1: KY126467, go to Genbank) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Yamal Peninsula, Seyaha village, Seyaha River.

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009531. (COI: PP204111, go to Genbank) Sweden (58.288278 N 11.979556 E).

GNM-MOLOV000009532. (COI: PP204112, go to Genbank) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E).

GNM-MOLOV000009533. (COI: PP204113, go to Genbank) Sweden (66.553556 N 19.765667 E).

GNM-MOLOV000009534. (COI: PP204114, go to Genbank) ditto.