Potamilus capax

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Potamilus capax
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CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Potamilus
Species:
P. capax
Binomial name
Potamilus capax
(Green, 1832)

Potamilus capax, the fat pocketbook pearly mussel or fat pocketbook, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. [3]

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References

  1. Cordeiro, J.; Cummings, K. (2012). "Potamilus capax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T18091A1677819. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T18091A1677819.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "Potamilus capax". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 24 November 2024.