The freshwater molluscs of Serbia: Annotated checklist with remarks on distribution and protection status
Author
Marković, Vanja
Author
Gojšina, Vukašin
Author
Novaković, Boris
Author
Božanić, Milenka
Author
Stojanović, Katarina
Author
Karan-Žnidaršič, Tamara
Author
Živić, Ivana
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-07-16
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70.
Euglesa subtruncata
(
Malm, 1855
)
Findings in
Serbia
.
Pisidium subtruncatum
:
Tomović
et al.
(2010
b
)
;
Tomović
et al.
(2014)
.
Common name
. Short-ended pea mussel
Morphology.
Minute bivalve. The shell typically is up to
4 mm
in length,
3 mm
in height, and 2.5 mm in depth. For more details see
Welter-Schultes (2012: 23
, figure on the top of the page).
Distribution and ecology
. Holarctic species inhabiting a muddy and sandy substrate of free-flowing waters (though it could be found in various standing waters as well). In
Serbia
, it was recorded in the Danube.
Other remarks
. Shell morphology is fairly variable. This is one of the most frequent and dominant
Pisidium
species
in streams and small rivers, where it often coexists with
P. nitidum
Jenyns, 1832
. A total of 34 nominal species are known as synonyms (
Graf & Cummings 2021
). On the IUCN Red List it has been assessed as LC (Killeen
et al
. 2011
b
).
Genus
Musculium
Link, 1807