MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026
Bivalvia | Sphaeriida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Euglesa
species Euglesa ventricosa (Prime, 1851): specimens
5 available nominal species synonyms (7 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ventricosum — Mackie (2007), Bespalaya et al. (2017)
Pisidium ventricosum — Schultheiß et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Clewing et al. (2013), Saito et al. (2022)
Euglesa obtusalis — Vinarski et al. (2020)
Euglesa ventricosa — Vinarski et al. (2020)
Euglesa (s.s.) ventricosa — Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Range
Europe and North America, south to Mexico. (North America: NA1 NA2 NA3 NA5 Central America: CA1 North Eurasia: EU1 EU3 East Asia: AS1)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
No map available.
MUSSELp Specimen Records
There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
GenBank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced
07PROBE-08303. (COI: MG421643, go to GenBank)
rgbil01br. (16S: AY957836, go to GenBank)
rgbil02br. (16S: AY957833, go to GenBank)
rgrl1bAr. (16S: AY957837, go to GenBank)
