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River peaclam

Euglesa fallax (Sterki, 1896)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The river peaclam (Euglesa fallax) is a species in the family Sphaeriidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the river 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 river peaclam live?

Not recorded

Is the river 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 river peaclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familySphaeriidae
  6. genusEuglesa
  7. SpeciesEuglesa fallax (Sterki, 1896)

Synonyms Euglesa fallax, Pisidium fallax, Pisidium fallax pressum, Pisidium fallax var. boreale, Pisidium fallax var. errans, Pisidium fallax var. mite, Pisidium fallax var. septentrionale, Pisidium kirklandi, Pisidium septentrionale

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the river peaclam

Other species in the same genus Euglesa.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the river peaclam?

The river peaclam (Euglesa fallax) 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). River peaclam (Euglesa fallax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-peaclam

MLA

“River peaclam (Euglesa fallax).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-peaclam.

BibTeX
@misc{river_peaclam_2026,
  title = {River peaclam (Euglesa fallax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-peaclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}