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Musculium Link 1807

Musculium

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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". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 58 (9): 1703–1707. doi:10.1139/z80-233. ISSN 0008-4301.

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Musculium: Brief Summary

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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.

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