Potamilus
Potamilus is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Potamilus | |
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| Potamilus alatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Potamilus Rafinesque, 1818 |
Species
Species within the genus Potamilus include:
- Potamilus alatus (pink heelsplitter)
- Potamilus amphichaenus (Texas heelsplitter)
- Potamilus capax (fat pocketbook pearly mussel)
- Potamilus inflatus (inflated heelsplitter)
- Potamilus metnecktayi (Salina mucket)
- Potamilus ohiensis (pink papershell)
- Potamilus purpuratus (bleufer)
References
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