Corbicula

For the pollen holding structure on the posterior legs of some bees, see Pollen basket.
Corbicula
Corbicula leana
Shell of Corbicula fluminea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Cyrenoidea
Family: Cyrenidae
Genus: Corbicula
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Species

See text.

Corbicula is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams.[1]

The genus name is the New Latin diminutive of Latin corbis, a basket, referring to the shape and ribs of the shell.

The genus Corbicula includes 16 species described to date. The best known is Corbicula fluminea, an invasive species in many areas of the world.

Species

Species within the genus Corbicula include:[2]

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2015). Cyrenidae Gray, 1847. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238370 on 2015-08-26
  2. BioLib.cz: genus Corbicula

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