Rhomboid Fingernail Clam

Sphaerium rhomboideum

Species code GS014722

General Status in Canada

Secure


Present in 10 regions
This species is Native in Canada

Migratory species: No

Taxonomic group:

Freshwater bivalves
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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names


English common name:

Rhomboid Fingernail Clam

In English, species in the genus Sphaerium are named "Fingernail Clam".

French common name:

Sphérie carrée

In French, species in the genus Sphaerium are named "Sphérie" (feminine).
YearEnglish common name French common name
2015
2020

Scientific Names


Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Spiralia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Subclass

Autobranchia

Superorder

Heteroconchia

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2015Sphaerium rhomboideumSphaeriidaeVeneroida
2020Sphaerium rhomboideumSphaeriidaeSphaeriida

Priority Score


This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks


YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2015Secure
2020Secure

Original Ranks:


Canada
2015Secure - N5
2020Secure - N5
Yukon
2015Not Applicable - SNA
2020Not Present
Northwest Territories
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Nunavut
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
British Columbia
2015Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020Apparently Secure - S4S5
Alberta
2015Imperiled - S2
2020Unrankable - SU
Saskatchewan
2015Imperiled - S2
2020Unrankable - SU
Manitoba
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3
Ontario
2015Apparently Secure - S4
2020Apparently Secure - S4
Quebec
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Apparently Secure - S4?
New Brunswick
2015Unrankable - SU
2020Unrankable - SU
Nova Scotia
2015Unrankable - SU
2020Unrankable - SU
Prince Edward Island
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Newfoundland and Labrador
2015
2020
Labrador
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Newfoundland
2015Critically Imperiled - S1
2020Critically Imperiled - S1
Pacific Ocean
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Atlantic Ocean
2015Not Present
2020Not Present