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Sphaeriidae

Family Sphaeriidae

19 species

Horny Orb Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 2,423

Capped Orb Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 671

Shining Pea Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 533

Red-crusted Pea Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: December
Records since 2000: 523

Euglesa subtruncata

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 445

Euglesa casertana

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: December
Records since 2000: 433

Fine-lined Pea Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 387

Euglesa milium

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 367

Euglesa obtusalis

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 304

Pisidium amnicum

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 260

Euglesa pseudosphaerium

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 234

Henslow's Pea Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: December
Records since 2000: 177

Pisidium subtruncatum

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 90

Euglesa parvula

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 89

Sphaerium nucleus

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: December
Records since 2000: 79

Euglesa supina

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: December
Records since 2000: 68

Iridescent pea mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 67

Nut orb mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 65

Lilljeborg’s pea mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 62