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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Euglesa

species Euglesa lilljeborgii (Clessin in Esmark & Hoyer, 1886): specimens
     14 available nominal species synonyms (16 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pisidium lilljeborgi — Schultheiß et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ITIS (2012), Clewing et al. (2013), Saito et al. (2022)
Henslowiana sibirica — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana lilljeborgii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana uenoi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana kurodai — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana kunasirienis [sic] — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana ruut — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana elegantula — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana kurilica — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana morii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana izzatullaevi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana formosa — Kantor et al. (2010)
Henslowiana glaciata — Kantor et al. (2010)
Pisidium lilljeborgii — Fauna Europaea (2012), Bößneck et al. (2016), Múrria et al. (2020), Groh et al. (2020), Clewing et al. (2020), Clewing et al. (2022)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) sibirica — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) lilljeborgii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) uenoi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) kurodai — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) kunasiriense [sic] — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) ruut — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) elegantula — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) kurilica — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) morii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) izzatullaevi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) formosa — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Henslowiana) glaciata — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgii — Voode (2017)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgii — Mouthon & Forcellini (2017)
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgi — Bespalaya et al. (2017), Fuentealba-Jara et al. (2017)
Euglesa lilljeborgii — Vinarski et al. (2020), Príe et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2022), Prié et al. (2023)

Range

Holarctic, at higher latitudes and altitudes.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Norway

UGSB_10598 (NO01/1). (16S, 28S, COI, H3) Norway, Nordland (68.25166°N, 13.65750°E)

Mp_4346_5136. (16S) Norway, Tangstad/Vestvågöy (68.25166, 13.6575)

Russia

RMBH_MSph_101. (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_220. (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bolshoe Lobskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_222. (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bolshoe Lobskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_223. (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bolshoe Lobskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_236. (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Lesnoe lake

RMBH_MSph_237. (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Nizniy Pert lake

RMBH_MSph_496_1. (16S) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Chirovoe lake

RMBH_MSph_496_2. (16S) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Chirovoe lake

RMBH_MSph_498_2. (16S) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Chirovoe lake

RMBH_MSph_499. (16S) Russia: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Iultinsky District, Amguema village, Chirovoe lake

RMBH_MSph_738. (16S) Russia: Irkutsk region, near Vitim Nature Reserve, stream from the Dannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_476. (16S) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake

RMBH_MSph_217. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Diyaty lake

RMBH_MSph_240. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Diyaty lake

RMBH_MSph_243. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Diyaty lake

RMBH_MSph_254. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Vanukty lake

RMBH_MSph_531. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Danchukovo lake

RMBH_MSph_533. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Danchukovo lake

RMBH_MSph_548. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Fiklistovo lake

RMBH_MSph_549. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Fiklistovo lake

RMBH_MSph_550. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Fiklistovo lake

RMBH_MSph_553. (16S, 28S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Fiklistovo lake

RMBH_MSph_149. (16S, 28S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Vaygach Island

RMBH_MSph_41. (16S, 5.8S, ITS1) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Vaygach Island, Varnek village

RMBH_MSph_38. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Yugorsky Peninsula

RMBH_MSph_86_4. (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Yugorsky Peninsula

RMBH_MSph_591_1. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_591_2. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_595_2. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_601_1. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_603_1. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_603_2. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_604_1. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_606. (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Bolshoe lake

RMBH_MSph_795_1. (16S, 28S) Russia: Yakutia, Chokurdakh, Semi Obrivov lake

RMBH_MSph_348. (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_349. (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_350. (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_353. (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_354. (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_355. (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Polar Urals, Bezimyannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_10. (16S, 5.8S, ITS1) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Yamal Peninsula, Seyaha village, Seyaha River

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009531. (COI) Sweden (58.288278 N 11.979556 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009532. (COI) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009533. (COI) Sweden (66.553556 N 19.765667 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009534. (COI) Sweden (66.553556 N 19.765667 E)