Swamp Fingernailclam

Sphaerium partumeium

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Family: Sphaeriidae

Sphaerium lacustre, also known as lake fingernail clam, is species of small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams. Description The 8–11 mm. shell is oval to quadrangular in shape.

Distribution

Swamp Fingernailclam — (c) L.J. Lamera, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by L.J. Lamera · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 182Canada · 12

Sources and credits

Photo(c) L.J. Lamera, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by L.J. Lamera · CC-BY DescriptionSphaerium lacustre, Wikipedia contributors

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