Musculium
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Musculium is a genus of small freshwater clam
s, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family Sphaeriidae
, the fingernail clams and pea clams.
Subgenus Musculium Link, 1807
Subgenus ?
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
s, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusks in the family Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae
The Sphaeriidae are a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs, in the order Veneroida. In the USA they are commonly known as the pea clams and the fingernail clams.-Genera:Genera in the family Sphaeriidae include:* Musculium...
, the fingernail clams and pea clams.
Species
Species and subgenera within this genera include:Subgenus Musculium Link, 1807
- Musculium lacustreMusculium lacustreMusculium lacustre is a species of small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams.-Distribution:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Musculium transversumMusculium transversumMusculium lacustre is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution and conservation status:* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated * Germany...
(Say, 1829)
Subgenus ?
- Musculium forbesi (Philippi, 1869)
- Musculium lauricochae (Philippi, 1869)
- Musculium titicacense (Pilsbry, 1924)