title: Sphaerium rivicola
text: # Sphaerium rivicola
  
  Sphaerium rivicola, the river orb mussel, is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  Its native distribution is European.
  
  * Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia, endangered
  * Germany – highly endangered (Stark gefährdet)
  