Biology:Potamilus fragilis

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Potamilus fragilis
Fragile Papershell Mussel (6473808265).jpg

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Potamilus
Species:
P. fragilis
Binomial name
Potamilus fragilis
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Synonyms[2]
  • Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939
  • Unio fragilis Rafinesque, 1820
  • Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823
  • Unio planus Barnes, 1823
  • Unio atrata Swainson, 1823
  • Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831
  • Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900
  • Unio fragilis subsp. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820
  • Lampsilis gracilis subsp. lacustris F.C. Baker, 1922

Potamilus fragilis, previously Leptodea fragilis, the fragile papershell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. P. fragilis is one of the fastest-growing unionid species and the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie.[3] Its light-shelled morphology suggests an adaptation to deep water within lakes.[3]

This species is found in the United States and Canada . Its natural habitats include streams, rivers and freshwater embayments.[1]

A museum specimen

References

Wikidata ☰ Q596733 entry