Musculium lacustre (O. F. Mueller , 1774)

Rassam, Hanane, Ghamizi, Mohamed, Benaissa, Hassan, Clewing, Catharina & Albrecht, Christian, 2021, The fingernail clams (Bivalvia: Veneroida: Sphaeriidae) of Morocco: Diversity, distribution and conservation status, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 73346-73346 : 73346

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e73346

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scientific name

Musculium lacustre (O. F. Mueller , 1774)
status

 

Musculium lacustre (O. F. Mueller, 1774)

Ecological interactions

Native status

Autochtonous

Distribution

Holarctic

Notes

Shell dimensions: Length = 5.91-5.41 mm; Height = 4.71-4.45 mm

Key features: Quadrangular shell formed with a cap-like umbo centrally placed (Fig. 9 a). The shell is very thin, fragile and smooth. The hinge plate is very narrow and cardinals very small.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Sphaeriida

Family

Sphaeriidae

Genus

Musculium