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Perforated peaclam

Pisidium punctatum Sterki, 1895

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the perforated 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 perforated peaclam live?

Not recorded

Is the perforated 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 perforated peaclam classified?

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

Synonyms Pisidium hinkleyi, Pisidium limatulum, Pisidium monas, Pisidium punctatum, Pisidium punctatum var. armatum, Pisidium punctatum var. simplex, Pisidium simplex, Pisidium singleyi

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the perforated peaclam

Other species in the same genus Pisidium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the perforated peaclam?

The perforated peaclam (Pisidium punctatum) belongs to the family Sphaeriidae in the order Venerida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Perforated peaclam (Pisidium punctatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/perforated-peaclam

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BibTeX
@misc{perforated_peaclam_2026,
  title = {Perforated peaclam (Pisidium punctatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/perforated-peaclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}