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  2. Animals
  3. Mollusks
  4. Bivalves
  5. Sphaeriida
  6. Sphaerioidea
  7. Pea Clams

family

Pea Clams

Sphaeriidae

Includes
20 native 1 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Sphaeriinae 19 native
  • Euperinae 1 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native pea clams All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Grooved Fingernailclam Sphaerium simile 875 observations
  • Striated Fingernailclam Sphaerium striatinum 792 observations
  • Lake Fingernailclam Musculium lacustre 602 observations
  • Herrington Fingernailclam Sphaerium occidentale 453 observations
  • Swamp Fingernailclam Musculium partumeium 365 observations
  • Long Fingernailclam Sphaerium transversum 228 observations
  • Ubiquitous Peaclam Euglesa casertana 110 observations
  • Ridgedbeak Peaclam Euglesa compressa 72 observations
  • Shortended Peaclam Euglesa subtruncata 52 observations
  • Shiny Peaclam Euglesa nitida 26 observations
  • Triangular Peaclam Euglesa variabilis 10 observations
  • Arctic Fingernailclam Sphaerium nitidum 8 observations
  • River Peaclam Euglesa fallax 7 observations
  • Tiny Peaclam Conventus insigne 6 observations
  • Fat Peaclam Euglesa rotundata 2 observations
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