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Sphaerium
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.
43 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Grooved Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium simile
Striated Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium striatinum
European Fingernail Clam
speciesSphaerium corneum
Herrington fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium occidentale
River Orb-mussel
speciesSphaerium rivicola
Long Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium transversum
Rhomboid Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium rhomboideum
Rocky Mountain Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium patella
River Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium fabale
Sphaerium tasmanicum
speciesSphaerium tasmanicum
Sphaerium novaezelandiae
speciesSphaerium novaezelandiae
Sphaerium incurvum
speciesSphaerium incurvum
Arctic Fingernailclam
speciesSphaerium nitidum
Sphaerium ovale
speciesSphaerium ovale
Sphaerium forbesii
speciesSphaerium forbesii
swamp orb mussel
speciesSphaerium nucleus
Solid Orb Mussel
speciesSphaerium solidum
Sphaerium incomitatum
speciesSphaerium incomitatum
Sphaerium lauricochae
speciesSphaerium lauricochae
Sphaerium patagonicum
speciesSphaerium patagonicum
Sphaerium kendricki
speciesSphaerium kendricki
Sphaerium okinawaense
speciesSphaerium okinawaense
Sphaerium titicacense
speciesSphaerium titicacense
Sphaerium cambaraense
speciesSphaerium cambaraense
Sphaerium aequatoriale
speciesSphaerium aequatoriale
Sphaerium austeni
speciesSphaerium austeni
Sphaerium bequaerti
speciesSphaerium bequaerti
Sphaerium stuhlmanni
speciesSphaerium stuhlmanni
Sphaerium asiaticum
speciesSphaerium asiaticum
Sphaerium nyanzae
speciesSphaerium nyanzae
Sphaerium baicalense
speciesSphaerium baicalense
Sphaerium capense
speciesSphaerium capense
Sphaerium ranae
speciesSphaerium ranae
Sphaerium korotniewii
speciesSphaerium korotniewii
Sphaerium mexicanum
speciesSphaerium mexicanum
Sphaerium davisi
speciesSphaerium davisi
Sphaerium victoriae
speciesSphaerium victoriae
Sphaerium martensi
speciesSphaerium martensi
Sphaerium tatiarae
speciesSphaerium tatiarae
Sphaerium subtransversum
speciesSphaerium subtransversum
Sphaerium indicum
speciesSphaerium indicum
Sphaerium montanum
speciesSphaerium montanum
Sphaerium haasi
speciesSphaerium haasi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92157.