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

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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Euglesa

species Euglesa ljovuschkini (Starobogatov, 1962): specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Euglesa ljovushkini [sic] — Kantor et al. (2010)
Euglesa (s.s.) ljovushkini [sic] — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Bespalaya et al. (2023)

Range

Caucasia.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Georgia

RMBH_MSph_335. (16S: ON814919, 28S: ON783916, go to Genbank) Abkhazia: Gulripshi District, Stream in the cave.

RMBH_MSph_334. (16S: ON814918, 28S: ON783915, go to Genbank) Abkhazia: Gulripshi District, Stream in the cave "Istochnik Tsebelda".

RMBH_MSph_294. (16S: ON814907, go to Genbank) Abkhazia: River in the Lower Shakuran cave.

RMBH_MSph_294_2. (16S: ON814908, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_292. (16S: ON814903, go to Genbank) Abkhazia: Tsabal vilage, Tsebelda cave.

RMBH_MSph_292_1. (16S: ON814904, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_292_2. (16S: ON814905, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_293. (16S: ON814906, 28S: ON783907, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_297. (16S: ON814911, go to Genbank) Georgia: Samegrelo-Zemo-Svaneti, Chortshu cave stream.

Russia

RMBH_MSph_732. (16S: ON814995, 28S: ON783955, go to Genbank) Russia: North Ossetia–Alania, Bacha cave.