''Corbula'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of very small saltwater
clam
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve mollusc. The word is often applied only to those that are deemed edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the sea floor or riverbeds. Clams h ...
s,
marine bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s in the family
Corbulidae, the basket clams.
[Gofas, S. (2010). Corbula Bruguière, 1797. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137841 on 2010-11-23]
Species
Species within the genus ''Corbula'' include:
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Corbula aequivalvis'' Philippi, 1836
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Corbula albuginosa'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula amethystina'' (Olsson, 1961)
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Corbula arcaeformis'' Lynge, 1909
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Corbula barrattiana''
C. B. Adams, 1852
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Corbula bicarinata''
(Sowerby, 1833)
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Corbula biradiata''
(Sowerby, 1833)
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Corbula cadenati'' (Nicklès, 1955)
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Corbula chittyana''
C. B. Adams, 1852
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Corbula colimensis'' Coan, 2002
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Corbula contracta''
Say, 1822
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Corbula crispa'' Reeve, 1844
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Corbula cymella''
Dall, 1881
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Corbula dautzenbergi'' Lamy, 1941
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Corbula densesculpta'' Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
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Corbula dietziana''
C. B. Adams, 1852
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Corbula erythraeensis'' H. Adams, 1871
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Corbula erythrodon'' Lamarck, 1818
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Corbula esmeralda'' (Olsson, 1961)
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Corbula fortisulcata'' E.A. Smith, 1879
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Corbula gibba'' (Olivi, 1792)
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Corbula granum'' Cosel, 1995
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Corbula grovesi'' Coan, 2002
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Corbula hydropica'' (Iredale, 1930)
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Corbula ira'' Dall, 1908
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Corbula laticostata'' Lamy, 1941
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Corbula limatula'' Conrad, 1846
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Corbula lineata'' Lynge, 1909
* ''
Corbula luteola''
Carpenter
Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenter ...
, 1864
* ''
Corbula lyrata'' Sastry & Mamgain, 1971
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Corbula macgillivrayi'' E.A. Smith, 1885
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Corbula marmorata'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula modesta
''Corbula'' is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Corbulidae, the basket clams.Gofas, S. (2010). Corbula Bruguière, 1797. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mol ...
'' Hinds
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Corbula monilis'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula moretonensis
''Corbula'' is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Corbulidae, the basket clams.Gofas, S. (2010). Corbula Bruguière, 1797. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mol ...
'' Lamprell & Healy, 1997
* ''
Corbula nasuta''
Sowerby, 1833
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Corbula niasensis'' Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
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Corbula nipponica'' (Habe, 1961)
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Corbula obesa'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula operculata'' Philippi, 1848
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Corbula otra'' Coan, 2002
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Corbula ovalina'' Lamarck, 1818
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Corbula ovulata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1833
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Corbula pallida'' Reeve, 1843
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Corbula patagonica'' d'Orbigny, 1845
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Corbula persica'' E.A. Smith, 1906
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Corbula philippii'' E.A. Smith, 1885
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Corbula physoides'' Deshayes, 1848
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Corbula porcella''
Dall, 1916
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Corbula pulchella'' Philippi, 1893
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Corbula rotalis'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula rugifera'' Smith
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Corbula scaphoides'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula sinensis'' Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993
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Corbula smithiana'' Brazier, 1880
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Corbula solidula'' Hinds, 1843
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Corbula speciosa'' Reeve, 1843
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Corbula stephensoni'' Lamprell & Healy, 1997
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Corbula striatissima'' Lamy, 1941
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Corbula subquadrata'' Melvill & Standen, 1907
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Corbula sulcata'' Lamarck, 1801
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Corbula sulcosa''
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Corbula sulculosa'' H. Adams, 1870
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Corbula swiftiana''
C. B. Adams, 1852
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Corbula taitensis'' Lamarck, 1818
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Corbula tenuis'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1833
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Corbula tryoni'' E.A. Smith, 1880
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Corbula tunicata'' Reeve, 1843
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Corbula uruguayensis'' W. B. Marshall, 1928
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Corbula venusta'' Gould, 1861
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Corbula yokoyamai'' (Habe, 1949)
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Corbula zelandica''
Quoy and Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1835
The database
ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagenc ...
also gives the following species
''Corbula''
at the Integrated Taxonomic Information System
* '' Corbula alabamiensis'' Lea, 1833
* '' Corbula caribaea''
* '' Corbula cubaniana'' d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1842
* '' Corbula kelseyi'' Dall, 1916
* '' Corbula krebsiana'' C. B. Adams, 1852
* '' Corbula nuciformis'' Sowerby, 1833
References
* Huber M. (2010). ''Compendium of bivalves.'' A full-color guide to 3,300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany. Pp. 901, 1 CD.
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Corbulidae
Bivalve genera