Potomida littoralis
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| Potomida littoralis | |
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| Dried shell (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Superfamily: | Unionoidea |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Potomida |
| Species: | P. littoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) | |
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Potomida littoralis is a species of freshwater bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae.[1][2] It is sometimes known as black river mussel.[2][3]
The species is found in southwestern Europe (France, Spain and Portugal) and northwestern Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia).[1] Potomida further east are now assigned to other species (P. acarnanica and P. semirugata).[1]
Potomida littoralis typically occurs in the middle to lower river sections, but can occasionally be found in the upper parts of the calcium-rich rivers.[1]
Reproduction
In the Iberian Peninsula, gravid females are observed from March through October. Its known hosts are all cyprinids.[1]
