Sphaerium nucleus
Encyclopedia
Sphaerium nucleus is a freshwater bivalve of the family
Sphaeriidae
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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...
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Description
It is a very small bi-valve which may grow up to 8mm in each direction. It is a filter-feeder.Distribution
Europe, Central Asia.- Austria
- Britain and Ireland
- Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia
- Germany
- Kyrgyzstan
- Slovakia
- Ukraine