Kingdom Animalia Family Sphaeriidae Subgenus Euglesa Phylum Mollusca Rank Species Subclass Heterodonta | Suborder Sphaeriacea Genus Pisidium Scientific name Pisidium personatum Higher classification Pisidium Order Veneroida | |
Similar Pisidium, Pisidium milium, Pisidium casertanum, Pisidium subtruncatum, Pisidium nitidum | ||
Pisidium personatum is a species of freshwater bivalve from the Family Sphaeriidae.
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Description
The 2.5-3.5mm. shell is a characteristic round-regular oval shape. It has centrally placed low, rounded umbos . The surface (periostracum) is dull or silky with very fine irregular concentric striations. The colour is yellowish to greyish but it is invariably coated in a red-brown to dark brown deposit.
Distribution
Its native distribution is European-Siberian.
References
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