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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73.
Pisidium obtusale
(
Lamarck, 1818
)
Findings in
Serbia
.
Pisidium obtusale
:
Martinović-Vitanovic
et al.
(2013)
.
Common name
. Porous shelled pea mussel.
Morphology
. Minute bivalve. Oval shell is small, very tumid (almost spherical) with a very rounded ventral margin. It reaches about 3.5 mm in length,
3 mm
in height, and
3 mm
in depth. For more details see
Welter-Schultes (2012: 21
, figure at the bottom of the page).
Distribution and ecology
. Holarctic species being found usually in smaller standing waters such as swamps, ponds, and marsh drains with dense aquatic vegetation. It prefers muddy, silty substrates, usually with a high organic content (Van Damme 2011
b
). In
Serbia
, it was recorded in the Danube.
Other remarks
. It has been assessed as LC on the global and European IUCN level (
Van
Damme 2011
b
;
Killeen & Seddon 2011
b
).