original description(ofPisidium altile Prime, 1852)Prime, T. (1852). A monograph of the species of <i>Pisidium</i>, found in the United States of North America, with figures. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(3): 348-368, plates 11-12., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407039 page(s): 353, pl. 11, figs. 10-12 [details]
basis of recordMouthon J., Forcellini M., van Haaren T. (2018). Euglesa compressa (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae), native of North America, a "hidden" species introduced in Western Europe before 1940. <em>Basteria.</em> 82 (1-3): 50-54.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceGraf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves). , available online athttp://mussel-project.uwsp.edu/[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Widespread in North America [details] Type locality USA, Massachusetts, without a precise locality [details]