Utterbackia
Genus of bivalves
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Utterbackia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
| Utterbackia | |
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| Utterbackia imbecillis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Anodontini |
| Genus: | Utterbackia Baker, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Anodonta imbecilis Say, 1829 | |
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Taxonomy and history
Utterbackia was erected in 1927 by Frank Collins Baker with Anodonta imbecillis (now Utterbackia imbecillis) as the type and sole species.[1][2] The genus was named in honor of William Irvin Utterback, who authored several works on freshwater mussels.[3]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[1]
- Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)
- Utterbackia peggyae (Johnson, 1965)
- Utterbackia peninsularis Bogan & Hoeh, 1995
Species formerly placed in this genus include:[1]
- Utterbackia couperiana (Lea, 1840) and Utterbackia dunlapiana (Lea, 1842) – now accepted as Utterbackiana couperiana (Lea, 1840)
- Utterbackia hartfieldorum (Williams, Bogan & Garner, 2009) – now accepted as Utterbackiana hartfieldorum (Williams, Bogan & Garner, 2009)
- Utterbackia heardi (Gordon & Hoeh, 1995) – now accepted as Utterbackiana heardi (Gordon & Hoeh, 1995)
- Utterbackia suborbiculata (Say, 1831) – now accepted as Utterbackiana suborbiculata (Say, 1831)
