SPHAERIIDAE Deshayes, 1855 (1820)
(orb and pea mussels)

SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 1 trophisms
Genus 3 subtaxa 2 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Killeen I., Aldridge D. & Oliver G. 2004 Freshwater Bivalves of the British Isles FSC Aidgap Keys - Occasional Publication, 82, 114pp, Field Studies Council

SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kerney, M. & Stubbs, A. 1980 The conservation of snails, slugs and freshwater mussels 23pp, Nature Conservancy Council

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 14 images of SPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels)
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