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| Family | SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels) |
| Superfamily | SPHAERIOIDEA (a family of beetles) |
| Order | VENEROIDA (veneroids) |
| Infraclass | Euheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs) |
| Subclass | HETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs) |
| Class | BIVALVIA (bivalves) |
| Phylum | MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
| Superphylum | LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Killeen I., Aldridge D. & Oliver G. | 2004 | Freshwater Bivalves of the British Isles | FSC Aidgap Keys - Occasional Publication, 82, 114pp, Field Studies Council |
SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels)
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