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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!

This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758): specimens
24 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Sphaerium corneum — Taylor et al. (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Kantor et al. (2010), ..., Vinarski et al. (2020), Príe et al. (2021), Saito et al. (2022), Prié et al. (2023)
Sphaerium westerlundi — Bogan (2010), Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium levinodis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium capiduliferum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Amesoda falsinucleus — Kantor et al. (2010)
Sphaerium (s.s.) corneum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Fuentealba-Jara et al. (2017), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Sphaerium (s.s.) westerlundi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sphaerium (s.s.) levinodis — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sphaerium (s.s.) capiduliferum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sphaerium (Nucleocyclas) falsinucleus — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)

Range: Native to northern Eurasia from Europe to Kamchatka. Introduced to the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Denmark
INHS_58117 Denmark
England
INHS_58190 England INHS_58191 England
Portugal
INHS_59569 Coimbra, Portugal
Switzerland
INHS_59885 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland INHS_59886 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland INHS_59839 Switzerland

Genbank Vouchers

Kazakhstan

RMBH_MSph_404_1 (16S) Kazakhstan: Belousovka village, Glubochanka lake

RMBH_MSph_404_2 (16S) Kazakhstan: Belousovka village, Glubochanka lake

Russia

RMBH_MSph_556 (16S, 28S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Bolshoe Lenovskoe lake

RMBH_IEPN_461_2 (ITS1, 5.8S) Russia: Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bannoe Lake

RMBH_MSph_554 (16S, 28S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Bolshoe Lenovskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_792_1 (16S, 28S) Russia: Yakutia, Srednekolymsk, lake next to the oil depot

RMBH_MSph_396_1 (16S, 28S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka

RMBH_MSph_792_2 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Srednekolymsk, lake next to the oil depot

RMBH_MSph_722 (16S) Russia: Murmansk region, Kola Peninsula, Popovskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_31_2 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Andronovskoe village, Onega river

RMBH_MSph_273 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Yakutsk, Usun-ebe lake

RMBH_MSph_539 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Niznee Maglinskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_557 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Bolshoe Lenovskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_530_2 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Danchukovo lake

RMBH_MSph_272 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Yakutsk, Usun-ebe lake

RMBH_MSph_396_3 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka

RMBH_MSph_31_1 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Andronovskoe village, Onega river

RMBH_MSph_788 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Srednekolymsk, lake next to the oil depot

RMBH_MSph_274 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Suturuokha village,Usun-Ayan lake

RMBH_MSph_394 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka

RMBH_MSph_31_4 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Andronovskoe village, Onega river

RMBH_MSph_676 (16S) Russia: Penza region, Vershaut river

RMBH_MSph_244 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Diyaty lake

RMBH_MSph_224 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_275 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Suturuokha village,Usun-Ayan lake

RMBH_MSph_206 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Khaypudyr Bay, More-Yu river

RMBH_MSph_418 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Dudinka river

RMBH_MSph_540 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Kobylie lake

RMBH_MSph_469 (16S) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake

RMBH_MSph_35_2 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Vyucheysky village, Lake near village

RMBH_MSph_31_3 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Andronovskoe village, Onega river

RMBH_MSph_393_2 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Yenisey river

RMBH_MSph_417 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Dudinka river

RMBH_MSph_395_1 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka

RMBH_MSph_395_2 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka

RMBH_MSph_4 (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Yamal Peninsula, Seyaha village, Seyaha River

RMBH_MSph_44 (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Yamal Peninsula, Seyaha village, Seyaha River

RMBH_MSph_207 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Khaypudyr Bay, More-Yu river

RMBH_MSph_478 (16S) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake

RMBH_MSph_541 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Kobylie lake

RMBH_MSph_558 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Onezhsky District, Muranskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_393_1 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Yenisey river

RMBH_MSph_403_1 (16S) Russia: Buryatia, Lake Baikal, Zmeevaya bay

RMBH_MSph_392 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Yenisey river

RMBH_MSph_416 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka, Dudinka river

RMBH_IENP-461_2 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bannoe lake

RMBH_MSph_545 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Kobylie lake

RMBH_MSph_724 (16S) Russia: Murmansk region, Kola Peninsula, Popovskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_219 (16S) Russia: Arkhangelsk region, Solovetsky Islands, Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, Bolshoe Lobskoe lake

RMBH_MSph_479 (16S) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake

RMBH_MSph_530_1 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Danchukovo lake

RMBH_MSph_259 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Makty lake

RMBH_MSph_470 (16S) Russia: Kamchatka, Ust-Kamchatsky District, biostation "Raduga", Azabachye lake

RMBH_MSph_396_2 (16S) Russia: Krasnoyarsk Region, Taymyr Peninsula, Dudinka

RMBH_MSph_276 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Suturuokha village,Usun-Ayan lake

RMBH_MSph_744 (16S) Russia: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Taz river

RMBH_MSph_159 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Bolshoy Starik lake

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009572 (COI) Sweden (58.241194 N 11.925139 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009570 (COI) Sweden (58.276417 N 12.051833 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009569 (COI) Sweden (58.450667 N 13.680528 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009575 (COI) Sweden (58.450667 N 13.680528 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009573 (COI) Sweden (67.08475 N 20.345 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009571 (COI) Sweden (58.276417 N 12.051833 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009574 (COI) Sweden (58.450667 N 13.680528 E)

UMMZ_265501 (16S, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S, 18S)

UMMZ_255296 (ITS1, 5.8S, 18S)

PR_Baltrus1_EKOI (16S)

PR_Lv0460_EKOI (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2534345 (COI)

PR_L0242_EKOI (16S)

PR_Es003_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0330_EKOI (16S)

PR_Uk032_EKOI (16S)

PR0041EKOI (16S)

PR_L0135_EKOI (16S)

PR_N016_EKOI (16S)

PR_Lv0457_EKOI (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2534109 (COI)

ZFMK-TIS-2532756 (COI)

PR_PL025_EKOI (16S)

PR_Es020_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0295_EKOI (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2534110 (COI)

PR_L0555_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0098_EKOI (16S)

PR_N007_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0060_EKOI (16S)

PR0048EKOI (16S)

BFY3 (16S)

PR0045EKOI (16S)

PR_E0057_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0075_EKOI (16S)

PR_Lv0447_EKOI (16S)

PR_Uk029_EKOI (16S)

PR_Lv0444_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0097_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0265_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0093_EKOI (16S)

PR_Es0415_EKOI (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2534126 (COI)

ZFMK-TIS-2534130 (COI)

PR0039EKOI (16S)

PR_E0050_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0338_EKOI (16S)

BHJ9 (16S)

PR_Es048_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0009_EKOI (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2534336 (COI)

PR_L0162_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0088_EKOI (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2532546 (COI)

PR_L0484_EKOI (16S)

PR_Uk014_EKOI (16S)

PR_Uk025_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0020_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0175_EKOI (16S)

PR_Es026_EKOI (16S)

PR_L0203_EKOI (16S)

IEPN 461/3 (16S)

ZFMK-TIS-2532667 (COI)

PR_L0333_EKOI (16S)

PR_Lv0463_EKOI (16S)

PR_E0028_EKOI (16S)

PR_PL007_EKOI (16S)

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