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Potamilus
''Potamilus'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a Family (biology), 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 a ..., 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamilus Purpuratus
''Potamilus'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve 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 Potamilus, Bivalve genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamilus
''Potamilus'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a Family (biology), 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 a ..., 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 river mussels. It is a federally listed endangered species. It occurs in the St. Francis, Ohio, and Mississippi River drainages in the United States. Threats to the species include habitat destruction and modification due to dams, channels, dredging, and pollutant spills. Since its listing under the Endangered Species Act in 1976, the fat pocketbook has significantly recovered, with multiple abundant, viable populations. In a 5-year review in 2019, the US Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the United States Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States. ... recommended delisting the species as recovered. References External links * Fish and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamilus Amphichaenus
''Potamilus amphichaenus'', the Texas heelsplitter, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) were confirmed as the host fish species for the glochidia reproductive stage of the Texas Heelsplitter. This species is endemic to the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... See alsoU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Texas Heelsplitter [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 '' Potamilus alatus'' species. Description The pink papershell has a thin, compressed, elongate shell, with rounded anterior and posterior ends. The surface is shiny, and brown or olive green in color. The nacre is pink or purple. These freshwater mussels grow as large as in length. They generally live in large rivers, with mud, sand or silt bottoms. Fish known as the freshwater drum and white crappie act as hosts for the glochidia The glochidium (plural glochidia) is a microscopic larval stage of some freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the river mussels and European freshwater pearl mussels. These larvae are t ... larvae of ''P. ohiensis''. References ohiensis Bivalves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 drainages of the Ohio River, the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border. The five lakes are Lake Superior, Superior, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Lake Huron, H ..., and the Canadian Interior Basin. References Molluscs of the United States Molluscs of Canada alatus Bivalves described in 1817 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 reference, Turgeon, 1998. Because another species '' Lasmigona alabamensis'' was also given that same name in that publication, this duplication of name caused some confusion. Therefore, the common name of this species was subsequently changed to "inflated heelsplitter". This species is endemic to the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... It is an endangered species. References Fauna of the United States inflatus Bivalves described in 1831 ESA threatened species Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... References Molluscs of the United States metnecktayi Molluscs described in 1998 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a Family (biology), 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 in North America, with about 297 recognised taxa, but China and Southeast Asia also support very diverse faunas. Freshwater mussels occupy a wide range of habitats, but most often occupy lotic waters, i.e. flowing water such as rivers, streams and creeks. Origin and early diversification The recent phylogenetic study reveals that the Unionidae most likely originated in Southeast and East Asia in the Jurassic, with the earliest expansions into North America and Africa (since the mid-Cretaceous) followed by the colonization of Europe and India (since the Paleocene). Life history Unionidae burrow into the substrate, with their posterior margins exposed. They pump water through the incurrent aperture (mollusc), aperture, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshwater Mussel
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails. The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that live in the marine habitats, but a number of families have evolved to live in fresh water (and in some cases, also in brackish water). These belong to two different evolutionary lineages, i.e. freshwater mussels and freshwater clams, and the two groups are not closely related. Freshwater bivalves have a simple morphology that varies among taxa, and are distributed around most regions of the world. Freshwater bivalve species vary greatly in size. Some pea clams (genus '' Pisidium'') have an adult size of only . In contrast, one of the largest species of freshwater bivalves is the swan mussel from the family Unionidae; it can grow to a length of , and usually lives in lakes or slow-flowing rivers. Freshwater pearl mussels are economical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquatic Animal
An aquatic animal is any animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, that lives in a body of water for all or most of its lifetime. Aquatic animals generally conduct gas exchange in water by extracting dissolved oxygen via specialised respiratory system, respiratory organ (biology), organs called gills, cutaneous respiration, through the skin or enteral respiration, across enteral mucosae, although some are evolution, evolved from terrestrial ancestors that re-adaptation, adapted to aquatic environments (e.g. marine reptiles and marine mammals), in which case they actually use lungs to breathing, breathe air and are essentially apnea, holding their breath when living in water. Some species of gastropod mollusc, such as the Elysia chlorotica, eastern emerald sea slug, are even capable of kleptoplastic photosynthesis via endosymbiosis with ingested yellow-green algae. Almost all aquatic animals reproduce in water, either oviparously or viviparously, and many species routinely fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
