Sphaerium

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Sphaerium
Sphaerium corneum.jpg
Sphaerium corneum
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Live Sphaerium sp. moving around with its foot. Collected from a pond in Portland, Oregon
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Superfamily: Sphaerioidea
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Sphaerium
Scopoli, 1777
Species

See text.

Synonyms
List
  • AmesodaRafinesque, 1820
  • Amesoda (Asiocyclas) Starobogatov & Korniushin, 1986
  • Amesoda (Clessinicyclas) Alimov & Starobogatov, 1968
  • Amesoda (Cyrenastrum) Bourguignat, 1854
  • AmesodonAgassiz, 1846
  • CalyculinaClessin, 1872
  • ClessinicyclasAlimov & Starobogatov, 1968
  • CorneaMegerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  • CorneocyclasJ. B. Férussac, 1818
  • CorneolaWesterlund, 1873
  • CycladeaRafinesque, 1815
  • CycladitesKrüger, 1823
  • CyclasLamarck, 1798
  • Cyclas (Amesoda) Rafinesque, 1820
  • Cyclas (Cyclas) Lamarck, 1798
  • Cyclas (Phymesoda) Rafinesque, 1820
  • Cyclas (Securilla) Drouët, 1855
  • Cyclas (Sphaerium) Scopoli, 1777
  • Cyclocalyx (Sphaerinova) Iredale, 1943
  • CyclusJurine, 1817
  • Cyrena (Corneocyclas) Blainville, 1818
  • Cyrena (Cyclas) Lamarck, 1798
  • Cyrena (Sphaerium) Scopoli, 1777
  • MusculiumLink, 1807
  • Musculium (Morimusculium) Starobogatov, 1986
  • Musculium (Musculium) Link, 1807
  • Musculium (Paramusculium) Alimov & Starobogatov, 1968
  • Musculium (Parvimusculium) Starobogatov & Kornjushin, 1986
  • Musculium (Patagomusculium) Starobogatov, 1986
  • Musculium (Sphaerinova) Iredale, 1943
  • NucleocyclasAlimov & Starobogatov, 1968
  • NuxHumphrey, 1797
  • ParamusculiumAlimov & Starobogatov, 1968
  • PhymesodaRafinesque, 1820
  • PrimellaCooper, 1892 · unaccepted
  • PseudocorbiculaDautzenberg, 1908
  • RivicolianaServain, 1888
  • ShadinicyclasStarobogatov & Korniushin, 1986
  • SphaeriastrumBourguignat, 1854
  • SphaerinovaIredale, 1943
  • Sphaerinova (Asiomusculium) Starobogatov & Korniushin, 1986
  • Sphaerium (Amesoda) Rafinesque, 1820
  • Sphaerium (Baicaliana) Korniushin, 1996
  • Sphaerium (Corneana) Servain, 1888
  • Sphaerium (Corneola) Westerlund, 1873
  • Sphaerium (Cyclas) Lamarck, 1798
  • Sphaerium (Cyrenastrum) Bourguignat, 1854
  • Sphaerium (Herringtonium) A. H. Clarke, 1973
  • Sphaerium (Lacustriana) Servain, 1888
  • Sphaerium (Musculium) Link, 1807
  • Sphaerium (Nucleocyclas) Alimov & Starobogatov, 1968
  • Sphaerium (Pseudocorbicula) Dautzenberg, 1908
  • Sphaerium (Rivicoliana) Servain, 1888
  • Sphaerium (Serratisphaerium) Germain, 1909
  • Sphaerium (Sibirisphaerium) Slugina & Starobogatov, 1994
  • Sphaerium (Solidiana) Servain, 1888
  • Sphaerium (Sphaeriastrum) Bourguignat, 1854
  • Sphaerium (Sphaerinova) Iredale, 1943
  • Sphaerium (Sphaerium) Scopoli, 1777
  • ZecyclasStarobogatov, 1968

Sphaerium is a genus of very small freshwater clams, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Sphaeriidae, known as the fingernail clams. The small clams in this genus are unusual in that many of them, such as Sphaerium corneum , can climb around underwater on aquatic plants, using their long and strong foot.

Contents

Selected species

The following species are included in the genus Sphaerium: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphaerium Scopoli, 1777". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-07-31.


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