Utterbackia imbecillis

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

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

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.

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.
  • 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.
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