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Publication Mackie (2007): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Mackie, G.L. 2007. Biology of freshwater corbiculid and sphaeriid clams of North America. Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin New Series 15(3). 432 pp.

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula fluminalis (Muller, 1774)
+ Cyclas laevigata Schumacher, 1817
+ Corbicula difficilis Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula delessertiana Prime, 1870
+ Corbicula purpurea Prime, 1867

Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) = Corbicula fluminalis
+ Cyclas chinensis Lamarck, 1806
+ Cyrena orientalis Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyrena fuscata Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyrena cor Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyrena woodiana Lea, 1834
+ Corbicula grandis Deshayes, 1854
+ Corbicula primeana Mörch, 1861
+ Corbicula pexata Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula chemnitziana Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula muelleriana Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula pfeifferiana Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula ovata Clessin, 1879
+ Corbicula inflata Clessin, 1879
+ Corbicula yunnanensis Nevill, 1877
+ Corbicula andersoniana Nevill, 1877
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Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) = Corbicula elatior

Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) = Corbicula finitima

Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) = Corbicula producta

Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) = Corbicula bocourti

Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) = Corbicula nitens

Eupera cubensis (Prime, 1865)
+ Sphaerium (Limosina) singleyi Pilsbry, 1889

Eupera cubensis (Prime, 1865) = Eupera singleyi

Musculium lacustre (Muller, 1774) = Sphaerium lacustre
+ Cyclas ryckholti Normand, 1844
+ Cyclas steinii Schmidt, 1850
+ Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852
+ Sphaerium lenticula Prime, 1862
+ Sphaerium raymondi Cooper, 1892
+ Musculium winkleyi Sterki, 1909
+ Musculium pusillum Sterki, 1910
+ Musculium declive Sterki, 1912
+ Musculium rosaceum var. fuliginosum Sterki, 1916

Musculium partumeium (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium partumeium
+ Cyclas elevata Haldeman, 1841
+ Cyclas calyculata C.B. Adams, 1842
+ Cyclas truncata Linsley, 1845
+ Cyclas orbicularia Linsley, 1845
+ Cyclas pellucida Stimpson, 1851
+ Cyclas coerulea Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas mirabilis Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas eburnea Prime, 1853
+ Sphaerium contractum Prime, 1865
+ Calyculina hodgsonii Sterki, 1902
+ Calyculina ferrissii Sterki, 1902
+ Musculium orbiculare Sterki, 1913
+ Musculium truncatum var. albidum Sterki, 1916
+ Musculium truncatum var. angustatum Sterki, 1916
+ Musculium partumeium var. globosum Sterki, 1916

Musculium partumeium (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium transversum

Musculium securis (Prime, 1852) = Sphaerium securis
+ Cyclas cardissa Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853
+ Cyclas crocea Lewis, 1854
+ Sphaerium deformis Carpenter, 1902
+ Musculium parvum Sterki, 1909
+ Musculium australe Sterki, 1916
+ Musculium sphaericum var. succineum Sterki, 1916

Musculium transversum (Say, 1829) = Sphaerium transversum
+ Cyclas detruncata Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas gracilis Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas constricta Prime, 1853
+ Sphaerium pallidum Gray, 1856
+ Sphaerium contractum Prime, 1865
+ Musculium transversum form decisum Sterki, 1916

Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866 = Odhneripisidium moitessierianum

Pisidium subtilestriatum Lindholm = Pisidium dilatatum
+ Pisidium carelicum Odhner, 1926
+ Pisidium (Fossaria) dilatatum Westerlund, 1897

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) adamsi Stimpson (1851) = Euglesa adamsii
+ Cyclas nitida Mighels & Adams, 1842
+ Pisidium affine Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium sargenti Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium sphaericum Sterki, 1912
+ Pisidium deflexum Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium eyerdami Herrington, 1954

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) adamsi Stimpson (1851) = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium cinereum Alder, 1838
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) abditum Haldeman, 1841
+ Cyclas minor Mighels & Adams, 1842
+ Cyclas steenbuchii Möller, 1842
+ Pisidium roseum Scholtz, 1843
+ Pisidium minus Stimpson, 1851
+ Pisidium obscurum Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium kurtzii Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium notatum Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium regulare Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium rubellum Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium zonatum Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium amplum Prime, 1862
+ Pisidium plenum Prime, 1862
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Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) compressum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa
+ Pisidium altile Prime, 1852
+ Pisidium peraltum Sterki, 1900
+ Pisidium compressum var. arrosum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. contrarium Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. coosaense Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. laevigatum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. limnicolum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. opacum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. rostratum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. smithii Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium fraudulentum Sterki, 1912
+ Pisidium compressum var. conferum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium compressum var. curvatum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium compressum var. illinoisense Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium compressum var. pellucidum Sterki, 1916
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Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) equilaterale Prime, 1851 = Euglesa equilateralis
+ Pisidium aequilaterale Prime, 1865

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) fallax Sterki, 1896 = Euglesa fallax
+ Pisidium fallax var. sepentrionale Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium kirklandi Sterki, 1899
+ Pisidium fallax var. boreale Sterki, 1899
+ Pisidium fallax var. errans Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium fallax var. mite Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium fallax pressum F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Pisidium medianum Sterki, 1899

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) fallax Sterki, 1896 = Euglesa ferruginea

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ferrugineum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa ferruginea
+ Pisidium (Fossarina) hibernicum Westerlund, 1894
+ Pisidium costatum Sterki, 1903
+ Pisidium ohiense Sterki, 1903
+ Pisidium vexum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium medianum var. clarum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium pilula Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium depressum Herrington, 1954

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ferrugineum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa parvula

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) henslowanum (Sheppard, 1823) = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgi Esmark and Hoyer, 1886 = Euglesa lilljeborgii
+ Pisidium alpicola Suter, 1889
+ Pisidium loveni Clessin, 1890
+ Pisidium scutellatum Sterki, 1896
+ Pisidium marci Sterki, 1909
+ Pisidium lilljeborgi form cristatum Sterki, 1928

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgi Esmark and Hoyer, 1886 = Euglesa subtruncata

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida
+ Pisidium contortum Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium pauperculum Sterki, 1896
+ Pisidium pauperculum var. nylanderi Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium splendidulum Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium handwerki Sterki, 1899
+ Pisidium tenuissimum Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium minusculum Sterki, 1906
+ Pisidium pauperculum var. crystalense Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium pusillum B.B. Woodward, 1913
+ Pisidium glabellum Sterki, 1913
+ Pisidium lermondi Sterki, 1913
+ Pisidium latchfordi Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium splendidulum var. corneolum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium splendidulum var. miliastrum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium splendidulum var. novangliae Sterki, 1916
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Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) rotundatum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa rotundata

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata
+ Pisidium alpicola Suter, 1889
+ Pisidium marci Sterki, 1909
+ Pisidium overi Sterki, 1913
+ Pisidium apiculatum Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium clavatum F.C. Baker, 1924

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) supinum Schmidt, 1851 = Euglesa supina

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ultramontanum Prime, 1865 = Euglesa ultramontana

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) variabile Prime, 1852 = Euglesa variabilis
+ Pisidium cicer Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium grande Prime, 1865
+ Pisidium palustre Prime, 1870
+ Pisidium mirabile Clessin, 1877
+ Pisidium variabile var. brevius Sterki, 1906
+ Pisidium variabile var. hybridum Sterki, 1906
+ Pisidium variabile var. magnum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium decisum Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium probum Sterki, 1923

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ventricosum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa ventricosa
+ Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Pisidium vesiculare var. striatellum Sterki, 1916

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) walkeri Sterki, 1895 = Euglesa walkeri
+ Pisidium walkeri var. mainense Sterki, 1898

Pisidium (Neopisidium) conventus Clessin, 1877 = Conventus conventus
+ Pisidium abyssorum Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium abortivum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium abortivum var. exiguum Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium notophthalmi Sterki, 1922
+ Pisidium hendersoni Sterki, 1923

Pisidium (Neopisidium) cruciatum Sterki, 1895 = Pisidium cruciatum

Pisidium (Neopisidium) insigne Gabb, 1868 = Conventus insigne

Pisidium (Neopisidium) punctatum Sterki, 1895 = Pisidium punctatum
+ Pisidium singleyi Sterki, 1898
+ Pisidium monas Sterki, 1901
+ Pisidium limatulum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium puncatum var. simplex Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium punctatum var. armatum Sterki, 1905
+ Pisidium inornatum Sterki, 1911
+ Pisidium hinkleyi Sterki, 1916
+ Pisidium tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918

Pisidium (Neopisidium) punctatum Sterki, 1895 = Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum

Pisidium (Neopisidium) punctiferum (Guppy, 1867) = Pisidium punctiferum

Pisidium (s.s.) amnicum (Muller, 1774) = Pisidium amnicum
+ Pisidium bakeri Baker, 1900

Pisidium (s.s.) dubium (Say, 1816) = Pisidium dubium
+ Cyclas (Phymesoda) equalis Rafinesque, 1820
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) abruptum Haldeman, 1841
+ Pisidium virginicum Prime, 1865

Pisidium (s.s.) idahoense Roper, 1890 = Pisidium idahoensis
+ Pisidium idahoense var. indianense Sterki, 1905

Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)
+ Cornea communis Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1852)
+ Cyclas castanea Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas sulculosa Prime, 1865

Sphaerium nitidum Westerlund, 1876
+ Sphaerium walkeri Sterki, 1901
+ Sphaerium uintaense Call, 1886

Sphaerium occidentale Prime, 1853
+ Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853
+ Sphaerium occidentale var. amphibium Sterki, 1907

Sphaerium patella (Gould, 1850)
+ Cyclas nobilis Gould, 1855
+ Sphaerium primeanum Clessin, 1878

Sphaerium rhomboideum (Say, 1822)
+ Cyclas elegans Adams, 1840

Sphaerium simile (Say, 1817)
+ Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyclas sarratogea Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyclas (Amesoda) lasmampsis Rafinesque, 1820
+ Cyclas solida De Kay, 1843
+ Cyclas gigantea Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas elliptica Prime, 1870
+ Sphaerium crassum Sterki, 1901
+ Sphaerium lineatum Sterki, 1910
+ Sphaerium sulcatum var. albescens Sterki, 1916
+ Sphaerium sulcatum var. insigne Sterki, 1916
+ Sphaerium sulcatum var. planatum Sterki, 1916
+ Sphaerium fallax Sterki, 1930
+ Sphaerium sulcatum dakotense Sterki, 1930
+ Sphaerium sulcatum decisum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
+ Sphaerium sulcatum obscurum Brooks & Herrington, 1944
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Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)
+ Cyclas edentula Say, 1829
+ Cyclas staminea Conrad, 1834
+ Cyclas triangularis Say, 1829
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) dentata Haldeman, 1841
+ Cyclas flava Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas emarginata Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas modesta Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas aurea Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas albula Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas distorta Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas inornata Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas simplex Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas tenuistriata Prime, 1852
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Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium triangulare

Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium jalapensis