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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae

genus Conventus Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974: species

2 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Included Species

Conventus conventus (Clessin, 1877)

syonymy (14 available, 15 total) | specimens (0 + 5 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Holarctic, at higher latitudes. (North America, North Eurasia, East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, ITS1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5 (Pisidium conventus)
other links: MolluscaBase

Conventus ellisi (Dance, 1967)

syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0 + 11 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Sikkim, India and Bhutan. (East Asia)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, H3
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient (Pisidium chandanbariensis), Least Concern (Pisidium ellisi)
other links: MolluscaBase

Conventus insigne (Gabb, 1868)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Western United States, east to Prince Edward Island island, North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S
IUCN Red List: Least Concern (Pisidium insigne)
NatureServe: G5 (Pisidium insigne)
other links: MolluscaBase

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