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Ornamental peaclam

Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895

Status not recordedmolluscs

The ornamental peaclam (Pisidium cruciatum) is a species in the family Sphaeriidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the ornamental peaclam

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ornamental peaclam live?

Not recorded

Is the ornamental peaclam endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ornamental peaclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familySphaeriidae
  6. genusPisidium
  7. SpeciesPisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895

Synonyms Pisidium cruciatum

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Ornamented peaclamEnglish
  • pisidie sculptéeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ornamental peaclam

Other species in the same genus Pisidium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ornamental peaclam?

The ornamental peaclam (Pisidium cruciatum) belongs to the family Sphaeriidae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ornamental peaclam (Pisidium cruciatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornamental-peaclam

MLA

“Ornamental peaclam (Pisidium cruciatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornamental-peaclam.

BibTeX
@misc{ornamental_peaclam_2026,
  title = {Ornamental peaclam (Pisidium cruciatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornamental-peaclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}