Biology:Utterbackia
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Utterbackia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
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)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWoRMS - ↑ Baker, Frank Collins (1927). "On the Division of the Sphaeriidae into Two Subfamilies: And the Description of a New Genus of Unionidae, with Descriptions of New Varieties". American Midland Naturalist 10 (7): 220. doi:10.2307/2993164. ISSN 0003-0031. OCLC 5731039.
- ↑ Watters, G. Thomas; Hoggarth, Michael A.; Stansbery, David H. (2009). The Freshwater Mussels of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-8142-1105-2. OCLC 741494963. https://muse.jhu.edu/book/27783.
- Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521199384
- Vidrine, M. (1993). The historical distributions of fresh-water mussels in Louisiana. Gail O. Vidrine Collectibles. ISBN 978-0963730404
Wikidata ☰ Q3800445 entry
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