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  2. Animals
  3. Mollusks
  4. Bivalves
  5. Freshwater Mussels
  6. River Mussels
  7. Lampsilini
  8. Potamilus

genus

Potamilus

Potamilus

Includes
6 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Fragile Papershell native
  • Pink Heelsplitter native
  • Pink Papershell native
  • Bleufer presumed native
  • Texas Heelsplitter
  • Brazos Heelsplitter presumed native
  • Inflated Heelsplitter presumed native
  • Salina Mucket
  • Scaleshell
  • Fat Pocketbook

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native Potamilus All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Fragile Papershell Potamilus fragilis 3,287 observations
  • Pink Heelsplitter Potamilus alatus 2,512 observations
  • Pink Papershell Potamilus ohiensis 948 observations

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