''Potamilus'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, 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 ...

mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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)

References

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