Corbicula

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Corbicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Heterodonta Order: Veneroida Suborder: Sphaeriacea Superfamily: Corbiculoidea Family: Corbiculidae Genus: Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Species
See text.

Corbicula is a genus of clams. Best known is Corbicula fluminea which is an invasive species in many areas of the world.

[edit] Name

The genus name is derived from Latin corbus "basket", referring to the shape and ribs of the shell.

[edit] Species

This list may be incomplete.^[1]

• Corbicula africana (Krauss, 1848)
• Corbicula australis
• Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller,1774) - Asian clam
• Corbicula fluviatilis
• Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864
• Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)
• Corbicula leana (Prime, 1864)
• Corbicula linduensis Bollinger, 1914
• Corbicula loehensis Kruimel, 1913
• Corbicula madagascariensis Smith, 1882
• Corbicula matannensis Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898
• Corbicula moltkiana Prime, 1878
• Corbicula possoensis Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898
• Corbicula sandai Reinchardt, 1878

[edit] References

1. ^ BioLib.cz: genus Corbicula