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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
      Order: Veneroida
        Family: Sphaeriidae
          Genus: Musculium
            Species: lacustre

Lake Fingernailclam - Musculium lacustre

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Lake Fingernailclam (Musculium lacustre) is a small (shell length up to 5 mm) Holarctic freshwater peaclam. The southernmost occurrence of this species is in New Mexico in upper Cieneguilla Creek in Colfax County. In New Mexico they are found at a high elevation (2,600-2,630 m) in a marshy area with wide seasonal variation in flow, though elsewhere in North America they occur in a variety of habitats.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 1

Number of Mapped Locations: 1

Number of Observations: 1

Observation date range: 11-15-1995 to 11-15-1995

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