Utterbackia imbecillis

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Utterbackia imbecillis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Utterbackia
Species:
U. imbecillis
Binomial name
Utterbackia imbecillis
(Say, 1829)
Synonyms
List
  • Anodon hordaGould, 1855
  • Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis horda(Gould, 1855)
  • Anodonta (Utterbackia) imbecilis(Say, 1829)
  • Anodonta henryana"I. Lea, 1860" [lapsus]
  • Anodonta henryianaI. Lea, 1857
  • Anodonta imbecilis [lapsus]
  • Anodonta imbecillisSay, 1829
  • Anodonta incertaI. Lea, 1834
  • Anodonta phalenaDe Gregorio, 1914
  • Margarita (Anodonta) incerta(I. Lea, 1834)
  • Margaron (Anodonta) henryana(I. Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Anodonta) imbecillis(Say, 1829)
  • Utterbackia henryana(I. Lea, 1857)
  • Utterbackia imbecilis(Say, 1829)
  • Utterbackia imbecillis var. fuscaF. C. Baker, 1927

Utterbackia imbecillis, commonly called the paper pondshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Description

It is characterized by its unusually thin shell.

Distribution

This species is native to the United States. It is present in the Mississippi interior basin, western and eastern gulf, and the Atlantic Slope drainages. It is a common and widespread species. Thousands of individuals can inhabit a single pond.

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References

  1. Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Utterbackia imbecillis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T189156A1920006. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T189156A1920006.en . Retrieved 6 August 2023.