Potamilus fragilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Potamilus |
Species: | P. fragilis
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Binomial name | |
Potamilus fragilis (
Rafinesque, 1820)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Potamilus fragilis, previously Leptodea fragilis, the fragile papershell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. P. fragilis is one of the fastest-growing unionid species and the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie. [3] Its light-shelled morphology suggests an adaptation to deep water within lakes. [3]
This species is found in the United States and Canada. Its natural habitats include streams, rivers and freshwater embayments. [1]
Potamilus fragilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Potamilus |
Species: | P. fragilis
|
Binomial name | |
Potamilus fragilis (
Rafinesque, 1820)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Potamilus fragilis, previously Leptodea fragilis, the fragile papershell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. P. fragilis is one of the fastest-growing unionid species and the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie. [3] Its light-shelled morphology suggests an adaptation to deep water within lakes. [3]
This species is found in the United States and Canada. Its natural habitats include streams, rivers and freshwater embayments. [1]