Biology:Potamilus alatus

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Potamilus alatus
Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817).jpg
Museum specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Potamilus
Species:
P. alatus
Binomial name
Potamilus alatus
(Say, 1817)

Potamilus alatus, the pink heelsplitter, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, commonly known as the river mussels.

This species is native to eastern North America. It is found in the drainages of the Ohio River, the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Canadian Interior Basin.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3013484 entry