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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 Euglesa obtusalis (Lamarck, 1818): specimens
17 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Pisidium obtusale — Taylor et al. (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011), ..., Clewing et al. (2020), Múrria et al. (2020), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022)
Cyclocalyx obtusalis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx dubrueili — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx scholtzii — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx magnificus — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx solidus — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx fragilis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx lapponicus — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx cor — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx chaunensis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx ovatus — Kantor et al. (2010)
Cyclocalyx angarensis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Pisidium obtusale solidum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) obtusale — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) dubrueili — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) scholtzii — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) magnifica — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) solida — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) fragilis — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) lapponica — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) cor — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) chaunensis — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) ovata — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Euglesa (Cyclocalyx) angarensis — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) obtusale — Bespalaya et al. (2017), Voode (2017)
Euglesa obtusalis — Príe et al. (2021), Bespalaya et al. (2022), Prié et al. (2023)
Euglesa (s.s.) obtusalis — Bespalaya et al. (2023)

Range: Widespread, from Europe to Kamchatka.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Switzerland

INHS_59887 marsh, near Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

INHS_59888 marsh, near Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Genbank Vouchers

Germany

UGSB_10565 (DE05/1) (COI, 16S, 28S) Germany, Craula (51.08027, 10.485)

Mp_4346_6028 (16S) Germany, Craula (51.08027, 10.485)

Mp_4346_6026 (16S) Germany, Craula (51.08027, 10.485)

Iceland

RMBH_IEPN_918 (16S) Iceland: Hverfjall

RMBH_IEPN_914 (16S) Iceland: Hverfjall

Russia

RMBH_MSph_789 (16S, 28S) Russia: Yakutia, Srednekolymsk, lake next to the oil depot

RMBH_MSph_346 (16S, 28S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Kolguyev Island

RMBH_MSph_534 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Nes village, Danchukovo lake

RMBH_MSph_781 (16S) Russia: Yakutia, Srednekolymsk, lake next to the oil depot

RMBH_MSph_452 (16S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Shoyna

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009546 (COI) Sweden (67.08475 N 20.345 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009547 (COI) Sweden (58.567639 N 13.739972 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009549 (COI) Sweden (58.567639 N 13.739972 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009543 (COI) Sweden (58.567639 N 13.739972 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009548 (COI) Sweden (58.567639 N 13.739972 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009544 (COI) Sweden (67.08475 N 20.345 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009542 (COI) Sweden (58.567639 N 13.739972 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009545 (COI) Sweden (66.553556 N 19.765667 E)

TUSC_Pi131 (16S, 28S)

RMBH_MSph_271 (16S)

Mp_4346_6027 (16S)

RMBH_MSph_811_2 (16S)

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