Potamilus fragilis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Leptodea |
| Species: | L. fragilis
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| Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)
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Leptodea fragilis, the fragile papershell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. L. fragilis is one of the fastest-growing unionid species and the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie.[2] Its light-shelled morphology suggests an adaptation to deep water within lakes.[2]
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.
References
- ^ "Leptodea fragilis". NatureServe. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ a b Krebs; et al. (Feb 2015). "The impact of dreissenid mussels on growth of the fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis), the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 93: 143–148.
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