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Genus Musculium

= Sphaerium

Literature Records

• Musculium, 4 species distributed throughout the [United States] (Smith, 2001).
• Musculium, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Sphaerium (Musculium), (Burch, 1972).
• Musculium, "Many species in this genus, widely distributed throughout most of [North America]" (Clench, 1959).

Bibliography

• Smith, D.G. 2001. Mollusca (Gastropods, pelecypods). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 327-400.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• 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.

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