Potamilus alatus

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Potamilus alatus
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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.

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References

  1. 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 . Retrieved 17 November 2021.