Pisidium lilljeborgii
| Pisidium lilljeborgii | |
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| Pisidium lilljeborgii in Danmarks Fauna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Suborder: | Sphaeriacea |
| Family: | Sphaeriidae |
| Genus: | Pisidium |
| Species: | P. lilljeborgii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pisidium lilljeborgii Clessin, 1886 | |
Pisidium lilljeborgii is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
Description
A moderately swollen (tumid) , trapezoidal shell. The umbos are just behind the mid point and described as fairly narrow . The surface (periostracum) is slightly glossy and has coarse, irregular concentric striae. The colour is grey to brownish white. Pisidium lilljeborgii has a less equilateral shape than Pisidium hibernicum.3-4.5mm.
Distribution and conservation status
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[1]
- Germany - high endangered (Stark gefährdet) [2]
- Nordic countries: Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden[3]
- Great Britain and Ireland [4]
References
- ↑ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 29 May 2007.
- ↑ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
- ↑ Kuiper, J. G. J.; Økland, K. A., Knudsen, J., Koli, L., von Proschwitz, T., and Valovirta, I. (1989), "Geographical distribution of the small mussels (Sphaeriidae) in North Europe (Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)" (PDF), Annales Zoologici Fennici 26 (2): 73–101 Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help) - ↑ Roy Anderson ,2005 An annotated list of the non-marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology, 38 (6): 607–637, (published 2005) .
External links
- Pisidium lilljeborgii at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, biology,status (threats), images
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