Odhneripisidium stewarti
Species of bivalve
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Odhneripisidium stewarti is a species of small freshwater clam. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams.
| Odhneripisidium stewarti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Sphaeriida |
| Family: | Sphaeriidae |
| Genus: | Odhneripisidium |
| Species: | O. stewarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Odhneripisidium stewarti (Preston, 1909) | |
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Distribution
This minute clam, which is known in Europe as a decidedly Pleistocene glacial species, has also been identified as a Recent species in the Central Asian high mountainous massifs of Tien Shan, the Pamir Mountains and the Himalaya.[3]
The recent distribution includes:
