Pisidium moitessierianum
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| Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866 |
Pisidium moitessierianum is a species of minute freshwater clam. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae.
This species is the smallest of the pea clams or Pisidium species, and the smallest of any freshwater bivalve, at 2.5 mm adult size.
[edit] Distribution and conservation status
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[1]
The species is native to Europe, but has been introduced to northeastern North America.
- Czech Republic - endangered (EN)[2]
- Germany - endangered (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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