Potamilus amphichaenus

Potamilus amphichaenus, the Texas heelsplitter, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Potamilus amphichaenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Potamilus
Species:
P. amphichaenus
Binomial name
Potamilus amphichaenus
(Frierson, 1898)

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Potamilus amphichaenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18094A7655762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18094A7655762.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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