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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Family: Sphaeriidae

Genus: Sphaerium

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)
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Sphaerium corneum
[European fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium fabale
[River fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium nitidum
[Arctic fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium occidentale
[Herrington fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium patella
[Rocky mountain fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium rhomboideum
[Rhomboid fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium simile
[Grooved fingernailclam]
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Sphaerium striatinum
[Striated fingernailclam]


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