Sphaerium Scopoli, 1777
(orb mussels)

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Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSphaerium (orb mussels)
FamilySPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels)
SuperfamilySPHAERIOIDEA (a family of beetles)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Sphaerium (orb mussels) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphaerium (orb mussels)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sphaerium (orb mussels)
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