Kingdom Animalia Subclass Heterodonta Suborder Sphaeriacea Scientific name Pisidium lilljeborgii Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Order Veneroida Family Sphaeriidae Higher classification Pisidium | |
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Similar Pisidium hibernicum, Pisidium conventus, Pisidium milium, Pisidium, Pisidium obtusale | ||
Pisidium lilljeborgii is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
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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.
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