Taxonomy Profile: Potamilus (Rafinesque 1818)

Potamilus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Proptera
Rafinesque 1819
Lastena
Rafinesque 1820
Metaptera
Rafinesque 1820
Symphynota
Lea 1829
Naidea
Swainson 1840
Limnadea
Agassiz 1846
Stenelasma
Herrmannsen 1849
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Potamilus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Bivalvia
bivalves |
clams |
bivalve |
mexilhão |
ostra |
bivalves |
palourdes |
Order : Unionoida
Superfamily : Unionoidea
Family : Unionidae
Subfamily : Ambleminae
Tribe : Lampsilini
Genus : Potamilus
Potamilus Direct Children(s):
Potamilus alatus
(Say 1817)
Potamilus capax
(Green 1832)
Potamilus amphichaenus
(Frierson 1898)
Potamilus inflatus
(Lea 1831)
Potamilus ohiensis
(Rafinesque 1820)
Potamilus purpuratus
(Lamarck 1819)
Potamilus metnecktayi
(RI Johnson 1998)
Potamilus largillierti
(Philippi 1847)
Potamilus rovirosai
(Pilsbry 1900)
Potamilus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Potamilus
Source:
MUSSEL Project Web Site
Acquired:
2013-08-08
Notes:
Graf, D.L. & K.S. Cummings. 2013. The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves), updated 8 August 2013. MUSSEL Project Web Site, http://www.mussel-project.net
Reference for:
Potamilus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Potamilus
Potamilus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Potamilus: Comments