Sphaerium rhomboideum

Sphaerium rhomboideum

Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Superfamily: Sphaerioidea
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Sphaerium
Species:
S. rhomboideum
Binomial name
Sphaerium rhomboideum
(Say, 1822)[3]
Synonyms
  • Cyclas rhomboidea Say, 1822
  • Cyclas elegans Adams, 1840[4]

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

References

  1. ^ Ormes, M. (2017). "Sphaerium rhomboideum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T66639415A66639570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T66639415A66639570.en. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ NatureServe. "Sphaerium rhomboideum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ Say, 1822, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.: 380
  4. ^ Adams, 1840, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.: pl. 3, fig. 11