Corbicula

For the pollen holding structure on the posterior tibiæ of some hymenopterans, see Pollen basket.

Corbicula
Corbicula leana
Shell of Corbicula fluminea
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 freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Corbiculidae, the basket clams.

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

The best known species in the genus is Corbicula fluminea, an invasive species in many areas of the world.

Species

Species within the genus Corbicula include:

• 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 [1]
• 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 occidentalis Meek & Hayden, 1878
• Corbicula possoensis Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898
• Corbicula sandai Reinchardt, 1878

Further reading

• Alexei V. Korniushin, Matthias Glaubrecht (2003) Novel reproductive modes in freshwater clams: brooding and larval morphology in Southeast Asian taxa of Corbicula (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Corbiculidae) Acta Zoologica 84 (4), 293–315. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1463-6395.2003.00150.x