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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71.
Musculium lacustre
(O.F. Müller, 1774)
Findings in
Serbia
.
Sphaerium lacustre
:
Paunović
et al.
(2008)
;
Martinović-Vitanović
et al.
(2013)
.
Musculium lacustre
:
Tomović
et al
. (2014)
.
Common name
. Lake (or capped) orb mussel.
Morphology
. Small bivalve. Shell is very thin and fragile with quadrangular outline and prominently raised, narrow umbos. Dimensions are length
7–10 mm
, height
7–8 mm
, and depth
4–5 mm
. For more details see Welter-Schultes (2012: 18, figure on the top of the page).
Distribution and ecology
. The species has a Holarctic distribution range (
Graf & Cummings 2021
). It occurs in rivers and canals, but more frequently occurring in swamps and ponds with a domination of muddy substrates, or occasionally with dense vegetation cover (
Seddon
et al.
2017
). In
Serbia
. it was recorded in the Danube.
Other remarks
. There are 40 nominal species known as synonyms (
Graf & Cummings 2021
). It has been assessed as LC on the IUCN Red List (Kebapçý
et al
. 2011).
Genus
Pisidium
C.
Pfeiffer, 1821