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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium

species Sphaerium japonicum Westerlund, 1883: specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Musculium japonicum — Schultheiß et al. (2008), Clewing et al. (2013), Fuentealba-Jara et al. (2017), Saito et al. (2022)
Sphaerium japonicum — Bogan (2010), Bespalaya et al. (2017)
Sphaerium japonicum biwaense — Bogan (2010)
Sphaerium biwaense — IUCN (2011)

Range

Japan.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

MUSSELp Specimen Records

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Japan

IDEA_shell266. (28S: LC807106, go to Genbank) Japan: Kyoto, Kizugawa city.

IDEA_Shell093. (28S: LC648552, go to Genbank) Japan:Gifu, Kaizu city, Narito, Kiso river.