Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Sphaerium novaezelandiae is a very small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc, in the family Sphaeriidae, sometimes known as the fingernail clams. Its native to New Zealand

Sphaerium novaezelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Sphaerium
Species:
S. novaezelandiae
Binomial name
Sphaerium novaezelandiae
Deshayes, 1854
Synonyms

Sphaerium novae-zelandiae Deshayes, 1854
Sphaerium lenticular Dunker, 1862
Sphaerium novae-zelandiae Suter, 1913

References

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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