Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Musculium
Species: partumeium
Swamp Fingernailclam - Musculium partumeium
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Swamp Fingernailclam (Musculium partumeium) is a medium-sized (shell length up to 1 cm) freshwater peaclam that is distributed through much of North America, primarily east of the Rocky Mountains. In New Mexico they are only known from Road Canyon Creek, a tributary of the Dry Cimarron River, in Union County. They are found embedded in soft substrates like mud in slow-velocity waters, often ponds and swamps.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 0
Number of Mapped Locations: 0
Number of Observations: 0
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)