Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Sphaerium novaezelandiae
Scientific 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

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

References

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