Subfamily Sphaeriinae Deshayes 1855 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Synonyms: Musculiinae Starobogatov 1984, Sphaeriastrinae Alimov and Starobogatov 1968
Parent taxon: Sphaeriidae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Euglesinae, Euperinae, Pisidiinae, Corneocyclas
Subtaxa: Musculium Sphaeriastrum
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
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