''Utterbackia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
freshwater mussel
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails.
The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that l ...
s,
aquatic bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a Family (biology), family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is a ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Utterbackia'' include:
* ''
Utterbackia imbecillis
''Utterbackia imbecillis'', commonly called the paper pondshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Description
It is characterized by its unusually thin shel ...
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* ''
Utterbackia peggyae
''Utterbackia'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Utterbackia'' include:
* ''Utterbackia imbecillis
''Utterbackia imbecillis'', commonly called the paper p ...
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* ''
Utterbackia peninsularis''
References
* Haag, W. R. (2012). ''North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation''. Cambridge University Press.
* Vidrine, M. (1993). ''The historical distributions of fresh-water mussels in Louisiana''. Gail O. Vidrine Collectibles.
Bivalve genera
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