Biology:Potamilus alatus
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Potamilus alatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Potamilus |
| Species: | P. alatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)
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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
- ↑ Bogan, A.E.; Woolnough, D. (2017). "Potamilus alatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T18093A62905557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18093A62905557.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18093/62905557. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q3013484 entry
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