Order Veneroida | Subclass Heterodonta Suborder Sphaeriacea Rank Species | |
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Similar Viviparus diluvianus, Pisidium henslowanum, Pisidium conventus, Pisidium subtruncatum, Pisidium hibernicum | ||
Pisidium clessini is a species of extinct freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
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Description
The shell has an oval form with somewhat prominent umbo, that is situated behind the middle. There is a distinct concentric rib structure. The ribs are sharp and are separated by relatively big spaces. There are two (sometimes three) strong accentuated ribs near the Umbo, that gradually become less accentuated to the sides. These ribs are a distinct characteristic of the species. The ribs can be faded in certain cases, but the accentuated ribs are always there. Radial ribs are not present. The inner rim of the shell is smooth and is not crenulated. The shell of this species has a somewhat variabel shape and sometimes does look a lot like Pisidium amnicum.
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Ecology
Pisidium clessini only lived in streaming en moving water.
Distribution
The species is extinct, but was widely spread in the whole of Europe from the beginning of the Pliocene, but mainly during interglacials of the early and middle Pleistocene.