Hannaea arcus has smaller, wider, less arcuate valves. Hannaea baicalensis is only known from Lake Baikal in Siberia and lacks a tumid dorsal margin. Hannaea linearis has less arcuate valves and lacks recurved apices.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
88-166 µm
Width Range
6-7 µm
Striae in 10 µm
16-18
Hannaea superiorensis LM7
Hannaea superiorensis LM6
Hannaea superiorensis LM4
Hannaea superiorensis LM3
Hannaea superiorensis LM2
Hannaea superiorensis LM1
Hannaea superiorensis LM5
Hannaea superiorensis LM7 Hannaea superiorensis LM6 Hannaea superiorensis LM4 Hannaea superiorensis LM3 Hannaea superiorensis LM2 Hannaea superiorensis LM1 Hannaea superiorensis LM5

Hannaea arcus

(Ehrenb.) R.M.Patrick 1966

Length Range
15-80 µm
Width Range
4-7 µm
Striae in 10 µm
13-14
Hannaea arcus LM4 Hannaea arcus LM3 Hannaea arcus LM1 Hannaea arcus LM2 Hannaea arcus LM5 Hannaea arcus LM6

Also compare to

Hannaea baicalensis

Genkal, Popovskaya and Kulikovskiy

Hannaea linearis

(Holmboe) Álvarez-Blanco and S.Blanco