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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

For each valid genus, the valid species are listed, Recent taxa first.

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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae

genus Sphaerium Scopoli, 1777: valid species
     52 nominal genera as synonyms | Cladomics

Sphaerium aequatoriale (Clessin in Miller, 1879)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Ecuador. [South America]
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient.

Sphaerium argentinum (d’Orbigny, 1835)
2 synonyms | 1 specimen
Range: Parana Basin, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. [South America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium argentinum).

Sphaerium asiaticum (Martens, 1864)
4 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Central Asia to the Lower Amur Basin, eastern Russia. [East Asia, North Eurasia]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium austeni Prashad in Annandale & Prashad, 1921
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Manipur, India. [East Asia]
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened.

Sphaerium avanum Theobald, 1873
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Myanmar. [East Asia]
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient.

Sphaerium baicalense Dybowski, 1902
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Baikal. [North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 18S, 5.8S, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium bequaerti (Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914)
3 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in tropical Africa. [Afrotropics]
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient.

Sphaerium cambaraense (Mansur, Meier-Brook & Ituarte, 2008)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: South America. [South America]

Sphaerium capense (Krauss, 1848)
4 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Southern Africa and Madagascar. [Afrotropics]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium cecilae Prashad, 1921
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Sumatra, Indonesia. [East Asia]

Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)
24 synonyms | 7 specimens
Range: Native to northern Eurasia from Europe to Kamchatka. Introduced to the Laurentian Great Lakes. [East Asia, North America, North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium costaricanum Martens, 1900
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Costa Rica. [Central America]

Sphaerium davisi (Bartsch, 1908)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Ecuador. [South America]

Sphaerium dybowskii Lindholm, 1909
3 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Baikal. [North Eurasia]

Sphaerium fabale (Prime, 1852)
3 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Eastern North America. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium forbesi (Philippi, 1869)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia. [South America]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium haasi Boettger, 1915
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Aru Islands, Indonesia. [Australasia]

Sphaerium hartmanni (Jickeli, 1874)
13 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in tropical Africa, north to Egypt. [Afrotropics]
Genbank sequences: COI.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium incomitatum (Kuiper, 1966)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Southern Africa and the upper Congo. [Afrotropics]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern, Least Concern (Musculium incomitatum).

Sphaerium indicum Deshayes, 1854
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Nepal. [East Asia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium jalapensis Pilsbry, 1904
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium japonicum Westerlund, 1883
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Japan. [East Asia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium biwaense).

Sphaerium kashmirensis Prashad, 1937
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Kashmir. [East Asia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3.
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Musculium goshaitanensis).

Sphaerium kendricki Kuiper, 1983
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Western Australia. [Australasia]

Sphaerium korotniewii Dybowski, 1902
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Baikal. [North Eurasia]

Sphaerium kozhovi Starobogatov in Startobogatov & Korniushin, 1986
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Baikal. [North Eurasia]

Sphaerium lacusedes (Iredale, 1943)
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Endemic to Tasmania. [Australasia]

Sphaerium lacustre (Müller, 1774)
40 synonyms | 2 specimens
Range: Holarctic, Eurasia and North America. [East Asia, North America, North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1, mtGenome.
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium maroccanum), Least Concern (Musculium compressum), Least Concern (Musculium lacustre).
Nature Serve: G5 (Musculium lacustre).

Sphaerium lauricochae (Philippi, 1869)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Northern Argentina to Peru. [South America]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium limanicum Moskvicheva in Zatravkin & Moskvicheva, 1986
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Amur River. [East Asia]

Sphaerium luridum Martens, 1900
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium mamillanum Westerlund, 1871
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: European Russia. [North Eurasia]

Sphaerium marisminus Starobogatov in Startobogatov & Korniushin, 1986
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Baikal. [North Eurasia]

Sphaerium martensi Pilsbry, 1899
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium mexicanum (Dall, 1905)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: San Luis Potosi, Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium miyadii Mori, 1933
3 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Kuril Islands, eastern Russia. [East Asia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium myadii).

Sphaerium montanum Tapparone Canefri, 1889
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Myanmar. [East Asia]
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient.

Sphaerium nitidum Clessin in Westerlund, 1876
6 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Holarctic, at higher latitudes. [East Asia, North America, North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium novaezelandiae Deshayes, 1854
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: New Zealand. [Australasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium novaezelandiae).

Sphaerium novoleonis Pilsbry, 1904
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium nucleus (Studer, 1820)
6 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in Europe. [North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Sphaerium galitzini).

Sphaerium nyanzae E.A. Smith, 1892
4 synonyms | 4 specimens
Range: Endemic to Lake Victoria. [Afrotropics]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium occidentale (Lewis, 1856)
3 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in North America. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium okinawaense Mori, 1937
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Taiwan. [East Asia]

Sphaerium ovale (Férussac, 1807)
5 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Northern Europe. [North Eurasia]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium partumeium (Say, 1822)
17 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in North America. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium partumeium).
Nature Serve: G5 (Musculium partumeium).

Sphaerium parvium Yen, 1948
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Yangtze River, China. [East Asia]

Sphaerium patagonicum (Pilsbry, 1911)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Argentina. [South America]

Sphaerium patella (Gould, 1850)
3 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Western North America. [North America]
Nature Serve: G2G3.

Sphaerium problematicum Gabriel, 1939
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Eastern Australia. [Australasia]
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Musculium problematicum).

Sphaerium queretaronis Pilsbry, 1926
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium quirindi (Korniushin, 2000)
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Northeastern New South Wales, Australia. [Australasia]
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Musculium quirindi).

Sphaerium ranae van Benthem Jutting, 1927
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Island of Buru, Maluku Islands, Indonesia. [East Asia]

Sphaerium regulare Mandahl-Barth, 1954
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Lakes Victoria and Edward, Africa. [Afrotropics]
IUCN Red List: Endangered (Sphaerium regularis).

Sphaerium rhomboideum (Say, 1822)
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: North America, at higher latitudes. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)
10 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in Europe. [North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.

Sphaerium ryckholtii (Normand, 1844)
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Caucasia. [North Eurasia]

Sphaerium securis (Prime, 1852)
7 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in North America. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium securis).
Nature Serve: G5 (Musculium securis).

Sphaerium simile (Say, 1817)
22 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: North America, at higher latitudes. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Europe. [North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened.

Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)
64 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Widespread in North America. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: G5.

Sphaerium stuhlmanni Martens, 1897
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Victoria, Africa. [Afrotropics]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Sphaerium subtransversum Prime, 1860
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Musculium transversum).
Nature Serve: G5 (Musculium transversum).

Sphaerium tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
12 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Eastern Australia. [Australasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1.

Sphaerium tatiarae Cotton & Godfrey, 1938
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Southeastern Australia and Tasmania. [Australasia]

Sphaerium titicacense (Pilsbry, 1924)
2 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia. [South America]

Sphaerium transversum (Say, 1829)
8 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: North America, east of the Rockies. Introduced to Europe. [North America, North Eurasia]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1.

Sphaerium triangulare (Say, 1829)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Mexico. [Central America]

Sphaerium victoriae E.A. Smith, 1906
5 synonyms | 0 specimens
Range: Upper Nile Great Lakes, Africa. [Afrotropics]
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

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