''Potamilus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water, which is the main habitat type for bivalves. The majority of species of bivalve molluscs ...

s, aquatic

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse ...

, the river mussels.

Species

Species within the genus ''Potamilus'' include: * ''

Potamilus alatus ''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 drainag ...

'' (pink heelsplitter) * ''

Potamilus amphichaenus ''Potamilus amphichaenus'', the Texas heelsplitter, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States The United States of America (U. ...

'' (Texas heelsplitter) * ''

Potamilus capax ''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 Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionid ...

'' (fat pocketbook pearly mussel) * ''

Potamilus inflatus ''Potamilus inflatus'', the inflated heelsplitter, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species was called by the common name ''Alabama heelsplitter'' in the standard r ...

'' (inflated heelsplitter) * ''

Potamilus metnecktayi ''Potamilus metnecktayi'', the Salina mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. o ...

'' (Salina mucket) * ''

Potamilus ohiensis ''Potamilus ohiensis'', the pink papershell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae. It is also known as the papershell or fragile heelsplitter, and is similar to the '' Leptodea fragilis'' and '' Po ...

'' (pink papershell) * ''

Potamilus purpuratus ''Potamilus'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or s ...

'' (bleufer)

References

Bivalve genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub