Pisidium lilljeborgii

Pisidium lilljeborgii is a species of freshwater bivalve from the family Sphaeriidae.

Pisidium lilljeborgii
Pisidium lilljeborgii in Danmarks Fauna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Sphaeriida
Family:	Sphaeriidae
Genus:	Pisidium
Species:	P. lilljeborgii
Binomial name
Pisidium lilljeborgii Clessin, 1886

Description

A moderately swollen (tumid), trapezoidal shell. The umbos are just behind the mid point and described as fairly narrow. The surface (periostracum) is slightly glossy and has coarse, irregular concentric striae. The colour is grey to brownish white. Pisidium lilljeborgii has a less equilateral shape than Pisidium hibernicum 3-4.5mm.

Distribution and conservation status

• Not listed in IUCN red list – not evaluated (NE)^[1]
• Germany – high endangered (Stark gefährdet) ^[2]
• Nordic countries: Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden^[3]
• Great Britain and Ireland^[4]