Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae is a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs in the order Sphaeriida. In the US, they are commonly known as pea clams or fingernail clams.
| Sphaeriidae | |
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| Four shells of Sphaerium corneum. Scale bar is in mm. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Sphaeriida |
| Superfamily: | Sphaerioidea |
| Family: | Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1855 (1820) |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cycladidae, Rafinesque 1820 | |
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