Summary ²

Potamilus ohiensis, common name 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 Fragile papershell and Pink heelsplitter species.

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1. (c) USFWS Mountain-Prairie, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsmtnprairie/6473810705/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamilus_ohiensis

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• Animal Diversity Web
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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