Pisidium supinum
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| Pisidium supinum A. Schmidt, 1851 |
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.)
The shell of this species is 3 to 5 mm in size, and is roughly triangular in shape.
[edit] Distribution and conservation status
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[1]
It's native distribution is Palearctic.
- Czech Republic - vulnerable (VU)[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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