Potamilus Explained

Potamilus is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Potamilus Rafinesque, 1818 . 2023-01-06 . www.marinespecies.org.