Sphaerium solidum

Sphaerium solidum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Sphaeriida
Family:	Sphaeriidae
Genus:	Sphaerium
Species:	S. solidum
Binomial name
Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)

Sphaerium solidum, the solid orb mussel, is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.

Distribution and conservation status

• Listed in IUCN Red List – Assessed in 2012 as NT (near threatened)[1]
• Germany – critically endangered (vom Aussterben bedroht) [2]
• Poland – endangered (EN)[3]
• Slovakia

References

1. "Sphaerium solidum: Van Damme, D., Killeen, I. & von Proschwitz, T." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
2. Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
3. Sphaerium solidum - Polish Red Data Book of Animals

Sources

• Stunžėnas, Virmantas; Petkevičiūtė, Romualda; Stanevičiūtė, Gražina (2010-12-21). "Phylogeny of Sphaerium solidum (Bivalvia) based on karyotype and sequences of 16S and ITS1 rDNA". Open Life Sciences. 6 (1). Walter de Gruyter GmbH: 105–117. doi:10.2478/s11535-010-0101-6. ISSN 2391-5412.