Potamilus Rafinesque 1818

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)

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