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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 | Sphaerium lacustre

nominal species Cyclas steinii Schmidt, 1850

= Sphaerium lacustre

Taxonomic Opinions

= Musculium (s.s.) steinii (Schmidt, 1850) — Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

+ Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774) — He & Zhuang, 2013

= Musculium steinii (A. Schmidt, 1850) — Kantor et al., 2010

= Musculium (Parvimusculium) steini (Schmidt, 1858) — Starobogatov et al., 2004

+ Musculium lacustre (Müller, 1774) — Burch, 1975

= Calyculina lacustris var. steini A. Schmidt — Clessin, 1877

= Sphærium steinii Schmidt — Prime, 1870

+ — Deshayes, 1854