Order Veneroida | Superfamily Cyrenoidea Scientific name Corbicula Rank Genus Subclass Heterodonta | |
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Lower classifications Corbicula fluminea, Corbicula javanica | ||
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Corbicula is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams.
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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.
Corbicula fluminea burying into the sand
Species
Species within the genus Corbicula include:
References
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