''Potamocorbula laevis'' is a species of 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 ...

in 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 ** '' ...

. It is an intertidal species that occurs in the Western Pacific in the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan. It was originally described in 1843 by

Richard Brinsley Hinds Richard Brinsley Hinds FRCS (11 October 1811, in Aldermaston, England – 25 May 1846, in Swan River, Western Australia) was a British naval surgeon, botanist and malacologist. He sailed on the 1835–42 voyage by HMS ''Sulphur'' to explore th ...

(1812–1847) under the

protonym In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...

of ''Corbula laevis'' from specimens collected at

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

References

* Lozouet, P. & Plaziat, J.-C., 2008 Mangrove environments and molluscs, Abatan river, Bohol and Panglao islands, central Philippines, p. 1–160, 38 pls * BU. (2013). Provision of services for field sampling, species identification and data analysis of benthic faunal communities of Hong Kong marin waters. Final report submitted to EPD * 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM * Liu, J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Corbulidae Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Molluscs described in 1843 Taxa named by Richard Brinsley Hinds {{Bivalve-stub

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