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  Genus Sphaerium

Species S. partumeium

Taxon Information

The Species S. partumeium 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 (Musculium) partumeium, "In southern Canada from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan. It is found throughout the United States" (Burch, 1972).
• Musculium partumeium, (Clench, 1959).

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]
• Clench, W.J. 1959. Mollusca. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 1117-1160.