Potamilus fragilis

Potamilus fragilis
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
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
	Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939; Unio fragilis Rafinesque, 1820; Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823; Unio planus Barnes, 1823; Unio atrata Swainson, 1823; Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831; Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900; Unio fragilis subsp. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820; Lampsilis gracilis subsp. lacustris F.C. Baker, 1922;

Potamilus fragilis, previously Leptodea fragilis, the fragile papershell, is a

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

embayments.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Leptodea fragilis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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doi:10.1139/cjz-2014-0215
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[ns-1] NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Leptodea fragilis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[2] "Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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