Inflated heelsplitter

{{Short description|Species of bivalve}} {{One source|date=March 2020}} {{Speciesbox | image = Usfws-inflated-heelsplitter-tombigbee-river-al-2016-05-24-large.jpg | status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Bogan, A.E. |date=1996 |title=''Potamilus inflatus'' |volume=1996 |article-number=e.T18092A7655485 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18092A7655485.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> | status2 = G1 | status2_system = TNC | status2_ref = <ref name=NS>{{cite NatureServe |id=2.108966 |title=''Potamilus inflatus'' |access-date=30 December 2025}}</ref> | genus = Potamilus | species = inflatus | authority = ([[Isaac Lea|I. Lea]], 1831) | synonyms = }}

'''''Potamilus inflatus''''', the '''inflated heelsplitter''', is a species of freshwater [[mussel]], an [[Aquatic animal|aquatic]] [[bivalve]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Unionidae]], the river mussels.

This species was called by the [[common name]] ''Alabama heelsplitter'' in the standard reference, Turgeon, 1998. Because another species ''[[Lasmigona alabamensis]]'' was also given that same name in that publication, this duplication of name caused some confusion. Therefore, the common name of this species was subsequently changed to "inflated heelsplitter".

This species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the United States. It is an endangered species.

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[[Category:Fauna of the United States]] [[Category:Potamilus|inflatus]] [[Category:Bivalves described in 1831]] [[Category:ESA threatened species]] [[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]