Pisidium supinum
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Pisidium supinum

Pisidium supinum is a species of minute freshwater clam, a pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae (the fingernail clams and pea clams.)

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The shell of this species is 3 to 5 mm in size, and is roughly triangular in shape.

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Distribution

Geography

Its native distribution is Palearctic.

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  • Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia, vulnerable (VU)
  • Germany – endangered (gefährdet )
  • Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland ( endangered ), Norway and Sweden (not recorded in Faroes, Iceland)

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References

1. Pisidium supinum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisidium_supinum
2. Pisidium supinum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155782/4841963

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