MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
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Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026
Bivalvia | Sphaeriida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium
species Sphaerium kashmirensis Prashad, 1937: specimens
2 available nominal species synonyms
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Musculium goshaitanensis — Nesemann et al. (2007), IUCN (2011)
Sphaerium goshaitanensis — Bogan (2010)
Sphaerium kashmirensis — Bogan (2010)
Musculium kashmirensis — Clewing et al. (2013), Bößneck et al. (2016), Groh et al. (2020), Clewing et al. (2020), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022)
Sphaerium (Musculium) kashmirensis — Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Range
Kashmir.
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
Genbank Vouchers
Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers
China
UGSB_8378 (CN10/1). (16S: KF483262, go to Genbank) China, Tibet, Garing Co (30.76610° 85.01230°).
UGSB_8379 (CN10/2). (16S: KF483263, 28S: KF483325, COI: KF483370, H3: KU376221, go to Genbank) China, Tibet, Garing Co (30.76610°N, 85.01230°E).
UGSB_11001 (CN19/2). (16S: KF483276, 28S: KF483351, COI: KF483378, go to Genbank) China, Tibet, inflow Bangong Co (33.66933° 80.46586°).
UGSB_11002 (CN19/3). (16S: KF483277, go to Genbank) ditto.
UGSB_8412 (CN08/3). (16S: KF483258, COI: KF483368, go to Genbank) China, Tibet, spring complex north of Lake Manasarovar (30.81483°N, 81.56236°E).
UGSB_8394 (CN03/1). (16S: KF483238, go to Genbank) China, Tibet, wetlands west of Ngamring Co (29.34203° 87.16489°).
UGSB_8395 (CN03/2). (16S: KF483239, COI: KF483359, go to Genbank) ditto.
UGSB_8400 (CN05/1). (16S: KF483245, go to Genbank) China, Tibet, wetlands west of Saga (29.40823° 85.24297°).
UGSB_8401 (CN05/2). (16S: KF483246, go to Genbank) ditto.
Nepal
UGSB_10573 (NP03/1). (16S: KF483308, go to Genbank) Nepal, Bagmati (27.59693° 85.37914°).
Russia
RMBH_MSph_472. (16S: ON814950, 28S: ON783933, go to Genbank) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake.
RMBH_MSph_588. (16S: ON814975, go to Genbank) Russia: Yakutia, Chersky, Amboliha.
RMBH_MSph_584. (16S: ON814973, go to Genbank) Russia: Yakutia, Kolyma river, Sukhaya.
RMBH_MSph_586. (16S: ON814974, go to Genbank) ditto.
RMBH_MSph_582. (16S: ON814972, go to Genbank) Russia: Yakutia, Kolyma river, Tantileiho.
RMBH_MSph_793_1. (16S: ON815012, 28S: ON783967, go to Genbank) Russia: Yakutia, Srednekolymsk, lake next to the oil depot.