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Publication Bespalaya et al. (2023): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

Bespalaya, Y.V., M.V. Vinarksi, O.V. Aksenova, E.S. Babushkin, M.Yu. Gofarov et al. 2023. Phylogeny, taxonomy, and biogeography of the Sphaeriinae (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society early online: 1-34. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conventus conventus (Clessin, 1877)

Conventus ellisi (Dance, 1967)

Conventus insigne Gabb, 1868

Euglesa waldeni (Kuiper, 1975)

Euglesa (Amureuglesa) globularis (Clessin in Westerlund, 1873) = Euglesa globularis

Euglesa (Amureuglesa) khurbaensis Zatravkin, 1987 = Euglesa khurbaensis

Euglesa (Amureuglesa) kolymensis Bespalaya, Aksenova & Bolotov sp. nov. = Euglesa kolymensis

Euglesa (Casertiana) atkinsoniana (Theobald, 1876) = Euglesa atkinsoniana

Euglesa (Casertiana) casertana (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana

Euglesa (Casertiana) compressa (Prime, 1852) = Euglesa compressa

Euglesa (Casertiana) fallax (Sterki, 1896) = Euglesa fallax

Euglesa (Casertiana) floresianum (Rensch, 1934) = Euglesa floresiana

Euglesa (Casertiana) hallae (Kuiper, 1983) = Euglesa hallae

Euglesa (Casertiana) variabilis (Prime, 1852) = Euglesa variabilis

Euglesa (Casertiana) walkeri (Sterki, 1895) = Euglesa walkeri

Euglesa (Cingulipisidium) milium (Held, 1836) = Euglesa milium

Euglesa (Cingulipisidium) nitida (Jenyns, 1832) = Euglesa nitida

Euglesa (Henslowiana) henslowana (Sheppard, 1825) = Euglesa henslowana

Euglesa (Henslowiana) lilljeborgii (Clessin in Esmark & Hoyer, 1886) = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Euglesa (Henslowiana) nordenskioldi (Clessin in Westerlund, 1876) = Euglesa nordenskioldi

Euglesa (Hiberneuglesa) ferruginea Prime, 1852 = Euglesa ferruginea

Euglesa (Hiberneuglesa) hinzi (Kuiper, 1975) = Euglesa hinzi

Euglesa (Hiberneuglesa) lindholmi (Starobogatov & Streletzkaja, 1967) = Euglesa lindholmi

Euglesa (Hiberneuglesa) parvula (Clessin in Westerlund, 1873) = Euglesa parvula

Euglesa (Pseudeupera) cf. ovampica Ancey, 1890 = Euglesa ovampica

Euglesa (Pseudeupera) costulosa Connolly, 1931 = Euglesa costulosa

Euglesa (Pseudeupera) kyrgyzica Bespalaya, Aksenova, Kondakov & Palatov sp. nov. = Euglesa kyrgyzica

Euglesa (Pseudeupera) moroccana Bespalaya, Vinarski, Aksenova, Mabrouki, Kondakov & Palatovm sp. nov. = Euglesa moroccana

Euglesa (Pseudeupera) subtruncata (Malm, 1855) = Euglesa subtruncata

Euglesa (Pseudeupera) zugmayeri (Weber, 1910) = Euglesa zugmayeri

Euglesa (s.s.) ljovushkini [sic] (Starobogatov, 1962) = Euglesa ljovuschkini

Euglesa (s.s.) obtusalis (Lamarck, 1818) = Euglesa obtusalis

Euglesa (s.s.) personata (Malm, 1855) = Euglesa personata
+ Cyclas pusilla Turton, 1822

Euglesa (s.s.) subterranea (Zhadin, 1932) = Euglesa subterranea

Euglesa (s.s.) ventricosa (Prime, 1851) = Euglesa ventricosa

Euglesa (s.s.) viridaria (Kuiper, 1956) = Euglesa viridaria

Eupera cf. ferruginea = Eupera ferruginea

Eupera cubensis

Eupera ferruginea

Eupera platensis

Hindupisidium clarkeanum (Nevill & Nevill, 1871)

Hindupisidium javanum (van Benthem Jutting, 1931)

Hindupisidium nevillianum (Theobald, 1876)

Neocorbicula limosa = Cyanocyclas limosa

Odhneripisidium alexeii (Bößneck, Clewing, & Albrecht, 2016)

Odhneripisidium annandalei (Prashad, 1925)

Odhneripisidium caucasus Bespalaya, Vinarski, Aksenova, Kondakov & Palatov sp. nov.

Odhneripisidium cf. dammermani (Odhner, 1940) = Odhneripisidium dammermani

Odhneripisidium japonicum (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1908)

Odhneripisidium kuiperi (Dance, 1967)

Odhneripisidium moitessierianum (Paladilhe, 1866)

Odhneripisidium parvum (Mori, 1938)

Odhneripisidium stewarti (Preston, 1909)

Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum (Stelfox, 1918)

Pisidium amnicum (Müller, 1774)

Pisidium dilatatum Westerlund, 1897

Pisidium dubium (Say, 1817)

Pisidium sterkianum Pilsbry, 1897 = Odhneripisidium sterkianum

Sphaerium (Amesoda) fabale (Prime, 1852) = Sphaerium fabale

Sphaerium (Amesoda) rivicola (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium rivicola

Sphaerium (Amesoda) simile (Say, 1817) = Sphaerium simile

Sphaerium (Amesoda) striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium striatinum

Sphaerium (Herringtonium) nitidum (Clessin in Westerlund, 1876) = Sphaerium nitidum

Sphaerium (Herringtonium) occidentale (Lewis, 1856) = Sphaerium occidentale

Sphaerium (Herringtonium) rhomboideum (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium rhomboideum

Sphaerium (Musculium) argentinum (d’Orbigny, 1835) = Sphaerium argentinum

Sphaerium (Musculium) kashmirensis Prashad, 1937 = Sphaerium kashmirensis

Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre (Müller, 1774) = Sphaerium lacustre

Sphaerium (Musculium) partumeium (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium partumeium

Sphaerium (Musculium) securis (Prime, 1852) = Sphaerium securis

Sphaerium (Musculium) stuhlmanni Martens, 1897 = Sphaerium stuhlmanni

Sphaerium (Musculium) transversum (Say, 1829) = Sphaerium transversum

Sphaerium (s.s.) corneum (Linnaeus, 1758) = Sphaerium corneum

Sphaerium (s.s.) nucleus (Studer, 1820) = Sphaerium nucleus

Sphaerium (Sphaerinova) indicum Deshayes, 1854 = Sphaerium indicum

Sphaerium (Sphaerinova) novaezelandiae Deshayes, 1854 = Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Sphaerium (Sphaerinova) tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods, 1876) = Sphaerium tasmanicum