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Sphaeriidae

Synonyms: Corneocycladidae; Pisidiidae; Sphaeridae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Sphaeriidae are a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs, in the order Veneroida; this family also includes the clams formerly placed in the Pisidiidae. In the US, they are commonly known as pea clams or fingernail clams.
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Genus

Afropisidium (13)
Byssanodonta (2)
Euglesa (83)   (3)
Eupera (43)   (2)
Megasphaerioides (1)
Musculium (30)
Odhneripisidium (31)
Pisidium (160)   (1)
Protosphaerium (2)
Sphaericoncha (4)
Sphaerioides (3)
Sphaerium (202)   (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0