Pisidium amnicum
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| Pisidium amnicum (O. F. Müller, 1774) |
Pisidium amnicum is a species of very small freshwater clam. It is sometimes known as the greater European peaclam, an aquatic bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.
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[edit] Description and ecology
Although only 9 mm in length, this species is considerably larger than most Pisidium species, and has a fairly thick, concentrically ridged shell. In Europe it requires high levels of calcium and clean water.
[edit] Distribution and conservation status
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[1]
It's native distribution is Palearctic. The species has been introduced to northeastern North America.
- Czech Republic - endangered (EN), endangered in Bohemia (EN), critically endangered in Moravia[2]
- Germany - high endangered (Stark gefährdet) [3]
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 17 May 2007.
- ^ Red List of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic http://mollusca.sav.sk/malacology/redlist.htm
- ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
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