Subclass Heterodonta Suborder Sphaeriacea Rank Species | Order Veneroida Higher classification Pisidium | |
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Similar Pisidium nitidum, Pisidium casertanum, Pisidium, Pisidium milium, Pisidium henslowanum |
Pisidium subtruncatum is a species of pill clam, a minute freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.
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Description
The 2.7 - 4 mm shell is moderately tumid (swollen). In shape it is a strongly oblique oval. The umbos are prominent and well behind the middle. The surface is silky glossy with fine, irregular ribbing. In colour it is whitish to greyish.
Distribution
Its native distribution is Holarctic.
References
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