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 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Sphaeriida |
Family: | Sphaeriidae |
Genus: | Sphaerium |
Species: | S. novaezelandiae
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerium novaezelandiae Deshayes, 1854
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Synonyms | |
Sphaerium novae-zelandiae Deshayes, 1854 |
References
edit- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1