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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Data last updated
Sun 2 Nov 2025

Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Euglesa compressa

nominal species Pisidium compressum var. illinoisense Sterki, 1916

Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852)

= Euglesa compressa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) compressum Prime, 1852 — Mackie, 2007

+ Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) compressum Prime, 1852 — Burch, 1975

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