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Robust pea mussel

Euglesa ponderosa (Stelfox, 1918)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The robust pea mussel (Euglesa ponderosa) is a species in the family Sphaeriidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the robust pea mussel

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 robust pea mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the robust pea mussel 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 robust pea mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familySphaeriidae
  6. genusEuglesa
  7. SpeciesEuglesa ponderosa (Stelfox, 1918)

Synonyms Euglesa ponderosa, Pisidium casertanum f. ponderosa, Pisidium casertanum var. ponderosum, Pisidium ponderosum

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Robuuste erwtenmosselDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the robust pea mussel

Other species in the same genus Euglesa.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the robust pea mussel?

The robust pea mussel (Euglesa ponderosa) belongs to the family Sphaeriidae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Robust pea mussel (Euglesa ponderosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/robust-pea-mussel

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“Robust pea mussel (Euglesa ponderosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/robust-pea-mussel.

BibTeX
@misc{robust_pea_mussel_2026,
  title = {Robust pea mussel (Euglesa ponderosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/robust-pea-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}