Sphaerium rivicola
Species of bivalve
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Sphaerium rivicola, the river orb mussel, is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
| Sphaerium rivicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Sphaeriida |
| Family: | Sphaeriidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerium |
| Species: | S. rivicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818) | |
Distribution
Its native distribution is European.
- Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia,[1] endangered[2]
- Germany – highly endangered (Stark gefährdet)[3]