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Utterbackia imbecillis

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Utterbackia imbecillis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 horda Gould, 1855
  • Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis horda (Gould, 1855)
  • Anodonta (Utterbackia) imbecilis (Say, 1829)
  • Anodonta henryana "I. Lea, 1860" [lapsus]
  • Anodonta henryiana I. Lea, 1857
  • Anodonta imbecilis [lapsus]
  • Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829
  • Anodonta incerta I. Lea, 1834
  • Anodonta phalena De 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. fusca F. 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.

Description

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It is characterized by its unusually thin shell.

Distribution

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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.

References

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  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.
  • Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521199384
  • Vidrine, M. F. (1993) The historical distributions of fresh-water mussels in Louisiana. Gail O. Vidrine Collectibles. ISBN 978-0963730404.