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  Genus Sphaerium

Species S. striatinum (+ S. lilycashense, + S. ohioense, + S. flavum)

Taxon Information

The Species S. striatinum has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Sphaerium (Sphaerium) striatinum, "In Canada from New Brunswick northwest to Great Slave Lake and the Upper Yukon River; throughout the United States and south into Mexico and Central America (Panama)" (Burch, 1972).
• Sphaerium striatinum, "Lakes Winnebago, Butte des Morts and Fox River" (Baker, 1924).
• Sphaerium lilycashense, "Fox River, rare" (Baker, 1924).
• Sphaerium ohioense, "Lake Winnebago, not common" (Baker, 1924).
• Sphaerium flavum, "Lake Butte des Morts, rare" (Baker, 1924).

Bibliography

• Burch, J.B. 1972. Freshwater sphaeriacean clams (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 3. 31 pp. [Available online]
• Baker, F.C. 1924. The fauna of the Lake Winnebago region: A quantitative survey with special reference to the Mollusca. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters 21: 109-146. [Available online]