Pisidium pulchellum
Encyclopedia
Pisidium pulchellum is a minute species
of pea clam, a freshwater
bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of pea clam, a freshwater
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.
Distribution and conservation status
- Not listed in IUCN red listIUCN Red ListThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
- not evaluated (NE)
- Germany - critically endangered (vom Aussterben bedroht)