Biology:Musculium
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Short description: Genus of freshwater clams
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| Musculium lacustre | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Sphaeriida |
| Superfamily: | Sphaerioidea |
| Family: | Sphaeriidae |
| Genus: | Musculium Link, 1807 |
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Musculium is a genus of small freshwater clams, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams.[1]
Species
Species and subgenera within this genera include:
Subgenus Musculium Link, 1807
- Musculium lacustre (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Musculium transversum (Say, 1829)
Subgenus ?
- Musculium forbesi (Philippi, 1869)
- Musculium lauricochae (Philippi, 1869)
- Musculium titicacense (Pilsbry, 1924)
References
- ↑ Hornbach, Daniel J.; McLeod, M. J.; Guttman, S. I. (1980-09-01). "On the validity of the genus Musculium (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae): electrophoretic evidence" (in en). Canadian Journal of Zoology 58 (9): 1703–1707. doi:10.1139/z80-233. ISSN 0008-4301. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/z80-233.
Wikidata ☰ Q3016444 entry
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