Lasmigona alabamensis

Lasmigona alabamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lasmigona
Species: L. alabamensis
Binomial name
Lasmigona alabamensis
Clarke, 1985
Synonyms

Lasmigona complanata alabamensis Clarke, 1985

Lasmigona alabamensis, common name Alabama heelsplitter, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

Confusingly, a different species, Potamilus inflatus, has also sometimes been listed as "Alabama heelsplitter". In order to avoid confusion, that species has now been given the common name "inflated heelsplitter".

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