About Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)
The scientific name of this species is Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829). It is characterized by an unusually thin shell, which is the source of its species name, meaning "fragile".
Utterbackia imbecillis has a large range across eastern North America. In Canada, its range includes the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. In the United States, it can be found in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia. The southernmost point of its range extends to the state of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. This is a freshwater species that lives in both natural and artificial lakes, ponds, creeks, rivers, and reservoirs, and it prefers a sandy or muddy substrate.
