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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Pisidium

species Pisidium amnicum (Müller, 1774): specimens
     11 available nominal species synonyms (17 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pisidium amnicum — Mackie (2007), Schultheiß et al. (2008), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), ... Príe et al. (2021), Saito et al. (2022), Clewing et al. (2022), Prié et al. (2023), Bespalaya et al. (2023)
Pisidium inflatum — Kantor et al. (2010)
Pisidium (s.s.) amnicum — Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Voode (2017), Bespalaya et al. (2017)

Range

Widespread from Europe to the Amur Basin, eastern Russia. Introduced to the Laurentian Great Lakes and Cairo. Possibly in other parts of Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Albania

UGSB_23485 (AL02/1). (16S: EU559087, 28S: MN913628, COI: MN913386, go to Genbank) Albania, Tušemišta, Lake Ohrid shore (40.90095, 20.6939).

Estonia

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-09. (18S: KX351318, 5.8S: KX351318, COI: KX351311, ITS1: KX351318, go to Genbank) Estonia, Amme Stream.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-10. (COI: KX351312, go to Genbank) Estonia, Emajõgi River.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-07. (18S: KX351316, 5.8S: KX351316, COI: KX351309, ITS1: KX351316, go to Genbank) Estonia, Lake Peipsi.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-08. (18S: KX351317, 5.8S: KX351317, COI: KX351310, ITS1: KX351317, go to Genbank) ditto.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-01. (18S: KX351313, 5.8S: KX351313, COI: KX351303, ITS1: KX351313, go to Genbank) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-02. (18S: KX351314, 5.8S: KX351314, COI: KX351304, ITS1: KX351314, go to Genbank) ditto.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-03. (18S: KX351315, 5.8S: KX351315, COI: KX351305, ITS1: KX351315, go to Genbank) ditto.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-04. (COI: KX351306, go to Genbank) ditto.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-05. (COI: KX351307, go to Genbank) ditto.

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-06. (COI: KX351308, go to Genbank) ditto.

Montenegro

Mp_4346_5052. (16S: EU559089, go to Genbank) Montenegro Lake Skutari at Crnojevica River (42.308, 19.087).

North Macedonia

UGSB_23487. (16S: EU559088, COI: MN913388, go to Genbank) Macedonia, Misleschwbo, Lake Ohrid shore (41.16758, 20.72645).

UGSB_23486 (MK11/1). (16S: EU559086, 28S: MN913629, COI: MN913387, go to Genbank) Macedonia, Struga, Lake Ohrid shore (41.174, 20.67643).

Russia

RMBH_MSph_165. (16S: ON814879, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Bolshoy Starik lake.

RMBH_MSph_262. (16S: ON814892, 28S: ON783898, go to Genbank) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Makty lake.

RMBH_MSph_98. (16S: ON814873, go to Genbank) Russia: Pskov region, Dekshino village, Pachkovka river.

RMBH_MSph_677. (16S: ON814979, go to Genbank) Russia: Saratov region, Tauza river.

RMBH_MSph_701. (16S: ON814983, 28S: ON783950, go to Genbank) Russia: Tatarstan, Sviyaga river.

RMBH_MSph_702. (16S: ON814984, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_703. (16S: ON814985, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MSph_94. (16S: ON814869, go to Genbank) Russia: Udmurtia, Chepyk village, Cheptsa river.

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009565. (COI: PP204145, go to Genbank) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E).

GNM-MOLOV000009566. (COI: PP204146, go to Genbank) ditto.

GNM-MOLOV000009567. (COI: PP204147, go to Genbank) ditto.