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Rusty peaclam

Euglesa ferruginea (Prime, 1852)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the rusty 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 rusty peaclam live?

Not recorded

Is the rusty 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 rusty peaclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familySphaeriidae
  6. genusEuglesa
  7. SpeciesEuglesa ferruginea (Prime, 1852)

Synonyms Pisidium depressum, Pisidium ferrugineum, Pisidium medianum, Pisidium medianum var. clarum, Pisidium medianum var. minutum, Pisidium ohioense, Pisidium pilula, Pisidium vexum

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rusty peaclam

Other species in the same genus Euglesa.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rusty peaclam?

The rusty peaclam (Euglesa ferruginea) 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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CreatureData. (2026). Rusty peaclam (Euglesa ferruginea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-peaclam

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BibTeX
@misc{rusty_peaclam_2026,
  title = {Rusty peaclam (Euglesa ferruginea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-peaclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}