''Potamocorbula'' is a
genus
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of very small saltwater
clam
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s,
marine bivalve
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molluscs
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in the subfamily
Erodoninae of the family
Corbulidae
Corbulidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myida.
Genera and species
Genera and species in the family Corbulidae include:
* '' Anisocorbula'' Iredale, 1930
* '' Apachecorbula'' Olivera, 2014
** '' ...
in the
order
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Myida
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Potamocorbula Habe, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397174 on 2022-02-07]
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
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lists the following species:
*''
Potamocorbula adamsi''
(Tryon, 1869)
*''
Potamocorbula adusta''
(Reeve, 1844)
*''
Potamocorbula amurensis
''Potamocorbula amurensis'' is a species of small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the order Myida. Common names include the overbite clam, the Asian clam, the Amur River clam and the brackish-water corbula. The species is native to ...
''
(Schrenck, 1861)
*''
Potamocorbula fasciata''
(Reeve, 1843)
*''
Potamocorbula laevis''
(Hinds, 1843)
*''
Potamocorbula nimbosa''
(Hanley, 1843)
*''
Potamocorbula rubromuscula
''Potamocorbula'' is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Erodoninae of the family Corbulidae in the order Myida.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Potamocorbula Habe, 1955. Accessed through: Wo ...
''
Zhuang & Cai, 1983
;Synonyms:
*''Potamocorbula abbreviata''
(Preston, 1907): synonym of ''
Indosphenia abbreviata''
(Preston, 1907)
*''Potamocorbula chilkaensis''
(Preston, 1911): synonym of ''Indosphenia abbreviata chilkaensis''
(Preston, 1911)
References
* Habe, T. (1955). Fauna of Akkeshi Bay. 21. Pelecypoda and Scaphopoda. Publications from the Akkeshi Marine Biological Station 4: 1-31, pls 1–7.
External links
Hallan, A.; Colgan, D. J.; Anderson, L. C.; García, A.; Chivas, A. R. (2013). A single origin for the limnetic-euryhaline taxa in the Corbulidae (Bivalvia). Zoologica Scripta. 42(3): 278-287
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Corbulidae
Bivalve genera