Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)
(Nut Orb Mussel)

Sphaerium rivicola (Nut Orb Mussel) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaerium rivicola (Nut Orb Mussel)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphaerium rivicola (Nut Orb Mussel)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
from Kerney, 1999 2003 Sphaerium corneum, rivicola, solidum Vol 15, No 2 Page: 134

Sphaerium rivicola (Nut Orb Mussel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaerium rivicola (Nut Orb Mussel):

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