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Species Information

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

Swamp Fingernailclam - Musculium partumeium

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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

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

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SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 0

Number of Mapped Locations: 0

Number of Observations: 0

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