Potamilus
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Potamilus is a genus
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
, the river mussels.
Species within the genus Potamilus
- pink heelsplitter (Potamilus alatusPotamilus alatusPotamilus alatus isa species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is endemic to the United States.-References:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
) - Texas heelsplitterTexas heelsplitterThe Texas heelsplitter, scientific name Potamilus amphichaenus, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
(Potamilus amphichaenus) - fat pocketbook pearly musselFat pocketbook pearly musselThe fat pocketbook pearly mussel or fat pocketbook, scientific name Potamilus capax, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Potamilus capax) - inflated heelsplitter (Potamilus inflatus)
- Salina mucketSalina mucketThe Salina mucket, scientific name Potamilus metnecktayi, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
(Potamilus metnecktayi) - pink papershell (Potamilus ohiensis )
- Bleufer (Potamilus purpuratus)