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Pisidium artifex

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Pisidium artifex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Sphaeriida
Superfamily: Sphaerioidea
Family: Sphaeriidae
Genus: Pisidium
Species:
P. artifex
Binomial name
Pisidium artifex
Kuiper [nl], 1960

Pisidium artifex is a species of freshwater clam in the family Sphaeriidae. It is endemic to Kenya, where it is known only from Mount Kenya. It lives in water bodies at an elevation of 4,300 metres.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lange, C. (2010). "Pisidium artifex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T44273A10886205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T44273A10886205.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.