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
- ^ a b c d e Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). “Utterbackia F. C. Baker, 1927″. MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 2993164. LCCN 13003548. 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 – via Project MUSE.