Sphaerium rhomboideum

Sphaerium rhomboideum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Sphaeriida
Superfamily:	Sphaerioidea
Family:	Sphaeriidae
Genus:	Sphaerium
Species:	S. rhomboideum
Binomial name
Sphaerium rhomboideum (Say, 1822)[1]
Synonyms
Cyclas rhomboidea Say, 1822 Cyclas elegans Adams, 1840[2]

Sphaerium rhomboideum, the rhomboid fingernailclam, is a species of freshwater clams in the family Sphaeriidae. It is found in North America.

References

1. Say, 1822, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.: 380
2. Adams, 1840, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.: pl. 3, fig. 11

External links

• "Sphaerium rhomboideum". The Encyclopedia of Life.
• Sphaerium rhomboideum at mussel-project.uwsp.edu