Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Horny Orb Mussel)

Interactions where Sphaerium corneum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
accommodates metacercarial cyst UK/IrelandMajor Echinoparyphium recurvatum a fluke Echinostomida: Echinostomatidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Echinostomida/Echinostomatidae/Echinoparyphium recurvatum/Echinoparyphium recurvatuma flukemetacercarial cyst Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Veneroida/Sphaeriidae/Sphaerium corneum/Sphaerium corneumhorny orb musselMajor metacercarial cyst rests inside

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

Sphaerium corneum (Horny Orb Mussel) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaerium corneum (Horny Orb Mussel)
GenusSphaerium (orb mussels)
FamilySPHAERIIDAE (orb and pea mussels)
SuperfamilySPHAERIOIDEA (a family of beetles)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphaerium corneum (Horny Orb Mussel)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
from Kerney, 1999 2003 Sphaerium corneum, rivicola, solidum Vol 15, No 2 Page: 134

Sphaerium corneum (Horny Orb Mussel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaerium corneum (Horny Orb Mussel):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 12 images of Sphaerium corneum (Horny Orb Mussel)
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