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Euglesa henslowana

Species of bivalve From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Euglesa henslowana is a species of very small freshwater clam or pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae. It is commonly referred to as the Henslow peaclam.

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Sphaeriida
Family:Sphaeriidae
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Euglesa henslowana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Euglesa
Species:
E. henslowana
Binomial name
Euglesa henslowana
(Sheppard, 1825)
Synonyms[3]
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  • Cyclas appendiculata Turton, 1831
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) czerskii (Starobogatov & Streletzkaja, 1967)
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) dupuyana (Normand, 1854)
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) henslowana (Sheppard, 1825)
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) ostroumovi Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) polonica Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1990
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) securridens Krivosheina, 1978
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) subhenslowana Krivosheina, 1978
  • Euglesa (Henslowiana) suecica (Clessin, 1873)
  • Euglesa henslowana f. inappendicula (Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
  • Galileja czerskii Starobogatov & Streletzkaja, 1967
  • Galileja henslowana (Sheppard, 1825)
  • Galileja henslowana karetovensis Starobogatov & Streletzkaja, 1967
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) czerskii (Starobogatov & Streletzkaja, 1967)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) dupuyana (Normand, 1854)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) henslowana (Sheppard, 1825)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) ostroumovi (Pirogov & Starobogatov, 1974)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) polonica (Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1990)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) securridens (Krivosheina, 1978)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) subhenslowana (Krivosheina, 1978)
  • Henslowiana (Henslowiana) suecica (Clessin, 1873)
  • Pera appendiculata (Turton, 1831)
  • Pera henslowana (Sheppard, 1823)
  • Pisidium (Tropidocyclas) henslowanum (Sheppard, 1825)
  • Pisidium bonnafouxianum de Cessac, 1855
  • Pisidium dupuyanum Normand, 1854
  • Pisidium henslowaniana Jenyns, 1832
  • Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard, 1825)
  • Pisidium henslowanum var. bedoti Piaget, 1913
  • Pisidium henslowanum var. suecicum Clessin, 1873
  • Pisidium henslowianum var. elongatum Clessin, 1874
  • Pisidium henslowianum var. pulchrum Clessin, 1874
  • Pisidium henslowianum var. solidum Clessin, 1874
  • Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825
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Etymology

The specific name honours John Stevens Henslow.[citation needed]

Description

The shell is obliquely oval. It has prominent, narrow umbos well behind the middle and the umbos have oblique raised crests. The surface (periostracum) is silky with fine, even concentric striae. The colour is greyish, especially at the umbos. Widespread but local and uncommon. The size is 3.5-5mm.[citation needed]

Distribution

Its native distribution is Holarctic.[citation needed]

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