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  • 72. Pisidium amnicum (O.F. Müller, 1774) Findings in Serbia. Pisidium amnicum: Tomović et al. (2010 b, 2014); Popović et al. (2020). Common name. River pea mussel Morphology. Small bivalve. The oval rounded shell with rounded umbo lying posterior of the midpoint. It reaches 11 mm in length, 7 mm in height, and 6 mm in depth. For more details see Welter-Schultes (2012: 18, figure at the bottom of the page). Distribution and ecology. Palearctic species occurring throughout most of Europe. It has been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Africa (Moorkens & Killeen 2009; Graf & Cummings 2021). Inhabits muddy and silty substrate in a wide range of lowland habitats such as streams, rivers, canals and large drainage ditches (Moorkens & Killeen 2009). In Serbia, it was found in the Danube. Other remarks. This is the largest species of Pisidium occurring in Europe. It has 15 nominal species used as synonyms (Graf & Cummings 2021). It has LC status on the IUCN Red List (Van Damme et al. 2011).
  • Published as part of Marković, Vanja, Gojšina, Vukašin, Novaković, Boris, Božanić, Milenka, Stojanović, Katarina, Karan-Žnidaršič, Tamara & Živić, Ivana, 2021, The freshwater molluscs of Serbia: Annotated checklist with remarks on distribution and protection status, pp. 1-64 in Zootaxa 5003 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5003.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5120059