Pisidium subtruncatum

Pisidium subtruncatum

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Pisidium subtruncatum

Pisidium subtruncatum is a species of pill clam, a minute freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.

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Appearance

The 2.7 – 4 mm shell is moderately tumid (swollen). In shape it is a strongly oblique oval. The umbos are prominent and well behind the middle. The surface is silky glossy with fine, irregular ribbing. In colour it is whitish to greyish.

Distribution

Geography

Its native distribution is Holarctic.

Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern (LC)
Germany – distributed in whole Germany but in 2 states in red list (Rote Liste BRD ).
Nordic countries: Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Great Britain and Ireland

Biome

Anthropogenic biome

Sample of freshwater calcareous tufa from Kanne in the Valley of the Jeker, south of Maastricht, Netherlands, Holocene age; amorphous calcium carbonate, incrustrated Characeae stems, freshwater shells of the species Valvata piscinalis, Valvata cristata, B

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POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Pisidium subtruncatum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisidium_subtruncatum

2. Pisidium subtruncatum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155908/42454034

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