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]
Pisidium artifex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Sphaeriida |
Superfamily: | Sphaerioidea |
Family: | Sphaeriidae |
Genus: | Pisidium |
Species: | P. artifex
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Binomial name | |
Pisidium artifex Kuiper , 1960
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References
edit- ^ 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.