The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Bivalvia

(mussels & clams)

 

 sphaerium

SPHAERIIDAE

Sphaerium sp.

 

Species reported
          from Texas:

 

 

Sphaerium contractum

Sphaerium jalapense

Sphaerium striatinum

Sphaerium sulcatum

 
Distribution Citations

1976 Harrel
1977 Bohmfalk
1977 Jackson
1977 Kost
1977 McCulloough JC&S
1977 Sala Gibson Harrel
1978 Cover & Harrel
1978 Darville
1979 Bass
1979 Morris

 

1980 Commander
1981 Bass & Harrel
1982 Newberry
1983 Barclay
1984 Cusak
1985 Barclay & Harrel
1985 Harrel ecos
1986 Darville & Harrel
1988 Howard
1989 Ziser

2002 Hogan
2002 Moring
2003 Moring

notes

*genus is tolerant of organic pollution but may be found in almost any aquatic environment (Cusak, 1984;Howard 1988)

*refs are for reports of genus only; species refs not included here; [ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated
copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser 
                          2010

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