Sphaerium rhomboideum

Sphaerium rhomboideum, the rhomboid fingernailclam, is a species of freshwater clams in the family Sphaeriidae. It is found in North America.

Sphaerium rhomboideum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Sphaeriida
Superfamily: Sphaerioidea
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Sphaerium
Species:
S. rhomboideum
Binomial name
Sphaerium rhomboideum
(Say, 1822)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclas rhomboidea Say, 1822
  • Cyclas elegans Adams, 1840[2]

References

  1. Say, 1822, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.: 380
  2. Adams, 1840, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.: pl. 3, fig. 11
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