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Pisidium obtusale

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Heterodonta

Suborder
  
Sphaeriacea

Scientific name
  
Pisidium obtusale

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Veneroida

Family
  
Sphaeriidae

Higher classification
  
Pisidium

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Similar
  
Pisidium milium, Pisidium hibernicum, Pisidium, Pisidium nitidum, Pisidium pseudosphaerium

Pisidium obtusale is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.

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Description

The 2.5-3.5mm. shell is very tumid (swollen). It is an angular-oval shape with broad, rounded umbos which are behind the midpoint. The surface (periostracum) is glossy with fine concentric striae. Numerous pores are visible inside the shell. The colour is whitish to yellowish often coated with a red-brown deposit.

Distribution

Its native distribution is Holarctic.

  • Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, near threatened (NT)
  • Germany - (Arten der Vorwarnliste)
  • Nordic countries: Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
  • Great Britain and Ireland

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    Pisidium obtusale Wikipedia
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