MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026
Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus alatus
nominal species Potamilus alatus Rafinesque, 1818
Potamilus alatus Rafinesque, 1818 = Potamilus alatus
Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 426 [as ‘U. (Proptera) alata’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 29.
(reference to Unio alatus Say, 1817)
Taxonomic Opinions
= Unio (Proptera) alata — Rafinesque, 1819
= Potamilus alatus — Rafinesque, 1818
