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)
References
- ^ “WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Potamilus Rafinesque, 1818”. www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-06.