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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
      Order: Veneroida
        Family: Sphaeriidae
          Genus: Pisidium
            Species: lilljeborgi

Lilljeborg's Pea-Clam - Pisidium lilljeborgi

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Lilljeborg's Peaclam (Pisidium lilljeborgi) is a small (shell length up to 4.5 mm) freshwater peaclam that is distributed from Canada south to locally high elevations of northern California, Utah and New Mexico and in Michigan and New England. In New Mexico it is only known from Nambe Lake in Santa Fe County. During reproduction four eggs develop in brood pouches in the gills, the young are born after 2.5-3.5 months in late July and August.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 1

Number of Mapped Locations: 1

Number of Observations: 2

Observation date range: 01-01-1983 to 08-08-1994

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