Bivalvia | Sphaeriida | Sphaerioidea

family SPHAERIIDAE Deshayes, 1855 (1820)

synonyms (10 nomina) | cladomics

Included Taxa

Decorative image of a representative Euperinae

subfamily EUPERINAE Heard, 1965: 34 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (1 nomen) | 2 genera

Recent Distribution: North America, Central America, South America, Afrotropics

Decorative image of a representative Sphaeriinae

subfamily SPHAERIINAE Deshayes, 1855 (1820): 243 Recent freshwater species.

synonymy (9 nomina) | 7 genera

Recent Distribution: North America, North Eurasia, East Asia, Central America, Afrotropics, South America, Australasia

genus Protosphaerium Hocknull, 2000: fossil only.

synonymy (1 available nomen) | 1 species