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Publication Brooks & Herrington (1944): attributed nominal species
publication summary

Complete Citation

Brooks, S.T. & H.B. Herrington. 1944. The Sphaeriidae, a preliminary survey. Nautilus 57(3): 93-97. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Sphaerium altile Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium browni Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium canadense Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium cerinum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium concinnum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium cumberlandicum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium elegans Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium eminens Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium laevigatum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium nylanderi Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium obtusum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium ornatum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium redense Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium regulare Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium wrighti Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium acuminatum diaphanum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852)

Sphaerium acuminatum lacuum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852)

Sphaerium notatum glabrum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Sphaerium notatum Sterki, 1927)

Sphaerium stamineum laeve Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas staminea Conrad, 1834)

Sphaerium striatinum attenuatum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium striatinum badium Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium striatinum decorum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium striatinum novangliae Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium striatinum rugosum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium striatinum solidum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818; homonym of Cyclas solida De Kay, 1843)

Sphaerium striatinum tenerum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas striatina Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium sulcatum decisum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium sulcatum obscurum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium sulcatum sculptum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
‘Sterki’ Brooks & Herrington, 1944. Nautilus 57(3): ??. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818)

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