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Sphaerium
Description | Sphaerium is a genus of very small freshwater clams, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Sphaeriidae, known as the fingernail clams. The small clams in this genus are unusual in that many of them, such as Sphaerium corneum, can climb around underwater on aquatic plants, using their long and strong foot. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Sphaerium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Sphaeriidae : Sphaerium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | fingernail clam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Sphaerium Scopoli, 1777 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Scopoli, Giovanni A. 1777. Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae.: ; 3-506;. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (40%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater (based on Sphaeriidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Veneroidei) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Veneroidei) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Fingernail Clam, Kugelmuscheln, Fingernailclams, Orb Mussels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerium |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sphaerium angulare species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium asiaticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium baicalense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium barbadense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium bergeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium buruense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium capense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium capillaceum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium cooperi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium corneum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium costaricense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium discus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium fabale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium hartmanni species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Sphaerium idahoense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium incomitatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium japonicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium kettlemanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium kigeziense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium korotniewii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium madagascariense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium mamillanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium mamillarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium masahensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium mausseneti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium meeki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium mexicanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium mohasicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium naivashaense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium nitidum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sphaerium novaezealandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium novaezelandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium nucleus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium nyanzae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium occidentale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium okinawaense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium ovale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium parvulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium parvum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium patella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium pilacre species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium planum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium portoricensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium praescaldianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium prominulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium ranae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium recticardinale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium rhomboideum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium rivicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium rogersi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium rosmalense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium rugosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium ryckolti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium scaldianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium simile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium solidum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium stewartensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sphaerium striatinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium stuhlmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium subcapense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium subsolidum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium subtile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Musculium tasmanicum species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sphaerium veatleyii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium victoriae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerium westerlundi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Corneocyclas Blainville, 1818 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Corneocyclas |
Spoerium Bowler-Kelley, 1928 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Spoerium |
Amesodon Agassiz, 1846 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Amesodon |
Clessinicyclas Alimov & Starobogatov, 1968 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Clessinicyclas |
Musculium H.Adams & A.Adams, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Musculium |
Amesoda Rafinesque, 1820 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Amesoda |
Spaerium Schlesch, 1925 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Spaerium |
Ameroda Rafinesque, 1820 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Ameroda |
Pseudocorbicula Dautzenberg, 1908 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Pseudocorbicula |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1777 | Sphaerium Scopoli |
1970 | Sphaerium Schultz and Cheatum p. 842 |
1980 | Sphaerium Vokes p. 166 |
1989 | Sphaerium Shoshani et al. p. 435 |
1998 | Sphaerium Lamprell and Healy p. 184 |
1998 | Sphaerium Roth and Hartman |
2010 | Sphaerium Bouchet et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!