Euglesa nitida
Species of bivalve
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Euglesa nitida, the shining pea clam, is a species of small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the pea clams and fingernail clams.
| Euglesa nitida | |
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| Drawing of the left valve external view of Euglesa nitida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Sphaeriida |
| Family: | Sphaeriidae |
| Genus: | Euglesa |
| Species: | E. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Euglesa nitida (Jenyns, 1832) | |
Description
The 3 – 4 mm. shell is slightly tumid (swollen). In shape it is regular-oval with low umbos slightly behind the midpoint. The umbonal area is demarcated by three concentric furrows. The surface (periostracum) is very glossy, with prominent irregularly spaced concentric striae. The colour is yellowish.[citation needed]
Distribution
Its native distribution is Holarctic.[citation needed]
- Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia,[3] - least concern (LC)[4]
- Slovakia[3]
- Germany – distributed in whole Germany, endangered (gefährdet) in Bavaria and Arten der Vorwarnliste in Brandenburg.[5]
- Nordic countries: Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden[6]
- Great Britain and Ireland[7]
