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

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Bivalvia | ... | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Pisidium

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

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pisidium amnicum — Schultheiß et al. (2008), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Kantor et al. (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, 28S, COI) Albania, Tušemišta, Lake Ohrid shore (40.90095, 20.6939)

Estonia

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-09. (18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) Estonia, Amme Stream

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-10. (COI) Estonia, Emajõgi River

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-07. (18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) Estonia, Lake Peipsi

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-08. (18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) Estonia, Lake Peipsi

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-01. (18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-02. (18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-03. (18S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-04. (COI) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-05. (COI) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv

TAAMEST_15-1059-a-06. (COI) Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv

Montenegro

Mp_4346_5052. (16S) Montenegro Lake Skutari at Crnojevica River (42.308, 19.087)

North Macedonia

UGSB_23487. (16S, COI) Macedonia, Misleschwbo, Lake Ohrid shore (41.16758, 20.72645)

UGSB_23486 (MK11/1). (16S, 28S, COI) Macedonia, Struga, Lake Ohrid shore (41.174, 20.67643)

Russia

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

RMBH_MSph_262. (16S, 28S) Russia: Nenets Autonomous Area, Bolshezemelskaya tundra, Vashutkiny Lakes, Makty lake

RMBH_MSph_98. (16S) Russia: Pskov region, Dekshino village, Pachkovka river

RMBH_MSph_677. (16S) Russia: Saratov region, Tauza river

RMBH_MSph_701. (16S, 28S) Russia: Tatarstan, Sviyaga river

RMBH_MSph_702. (16S) Russia: Tatarstan, Sviyaga river

RMBH_MSph_703. (16S) Russia: Tatarstan, Sviyaga river

RMBH_MSph_94. (16S) Russia: Udmurtia, Chepyk village, Cheptsa river

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009565. (COI) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009566. (COI) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E)

GNM-MOLOV000009567. (COI) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E)