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Fingernail Clams

Photo by Machi
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Description:

Freshwater clams in the family Sphaeriidae. I scooped up some water from the swamp and found a few of these. The last photo shows the pool I scooped them from

Habitat:

Freshwater marsh with lots of moss, white pine, and maple. The water I scooped it from had a thick layer of leaf debris

Reference Links:

Sphaeriidae, Biomonitoring Macroinvertebrates-Clams & Mussels, Monitoring and Assessment…

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