Sphaerium lacustre (O. F. Müller, 1774)
(Lake Orb Mussel, Capped Orb Mussel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaerium lacustre (Lake Orb Mussel, Capped 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)
Records of Sphaerium lacustre (Lake Orb Mussel, Capped Orb Mussel) :
1: Sphaerium lacustre (Lake Orb Mussel, Capped Orb Mussel)
14 Jun 1996 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Shells

Sphaerium lacustre (Lake Orb Mussel, Capped Orb Mussel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphaerium lacustre (Lake Orb Mussel, Capped Orb Mussel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sphaerium lacustre (Lake Orb Mussel, Capped Orb Mussel)
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