WoRMS taxon details
Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
238371 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238371)
accepted
Genus
Tellina fluminalis O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) (type by monotypy)
Corbicula (Corbicula) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · alternative representation
Corbicula (Corbiculina) Dall, 1903 · alternative representation
Corbicula (Cyrenobatissa) K. Suzuki & Oyama, 1943 · alternative representation
Corbicula (Cyrenodonax) Dall, 1903 · alternative representation
Corbicula (Loxoptychodon) F. Sandberger, 1872 † · alternative representation
Corbicula (Posostrea) Bogan & Bouchet, 1999 · unaccepted
Corbiculina Dall, 1903 · unaccepted (unaccepted rank)
Cyclas (Corbicula) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyclas (Cyrena) Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Cyrena Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyrena (Corbicula) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted
Cyrena (Cyrena) Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Cyrena (Loxoptychodon) F. Sandberger, 1872 † · unaccepted
Cyrene [sic] · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym;...)
junior subjective synonym; incorrect subsequent spelling
Cyrene (Corbicula) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted
Cyrenea [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cyrenobatissa K. Suzuki & Oyama, 1943 · unaccepted
Hendersona Ohta, 1970 † · unaccepted (tentative junior subjective synonym)
Posostrea Bogan & Bouchet, 1999 · unaccepted
Serrilaminula Lindholm, 1933 · unaccepted
- Species Corbicula arnoldi B. L. Clark, 1938
- Species Corbicula gabonensis Preston, 1909
- Species Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864
- Species Corbicula mortoni M. Huber, 2015
- Subgenus Corbicula (Batissa) J. E. Gray, 1853 accepted as Batissa J. E. Gray, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Corbicula (Cyanocyclas) Blainville, 1818 accepted as Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Corbicula (Velorita) Deshayes, 1855 accepted as Villorita J. E. Gray, 1833
- Species Corbicula (Velorita) satparaensis Preston, 1914 accepted as Meretrix casta (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Corbicula adunca Heude, 1880 accepted as Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Corbicula aquilina Heude, 1880 accepted as Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Corbicula astronomica Heude, 1880 accepted as Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Corbicula finitima Lindholm, 1928 accepted as Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Corbicula quilonica W. H. Benson, 1860 accepted as Villorita cyprinoides (Gray, 1825) (junior synonym)
- Species Corbicula reiniana Clessin, 1878 accepted as Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864 (junior synonym)
- Species Corbicula sadoensis Pilsbry, 1901 accepted as Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864 (a junior synonym)
- Species Corbicula satparaensis Preston, 1914 accepted as Meretrix casta (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subgenus Corbicula (Cyrenobatissa) K. Suzuki & Oyama, 1943 represented as Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Subgenus Corbicula (Cyrenodonax) Dall, 1903 represented as Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Species Corbicula cochinensis Preston, 1916 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Corbicula tribeniensis Preston, 1911 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 56 [details]
page(s): 56 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238371 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 56 [details]
original description (of Cyrena Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 552 [562] [details]
original description (of Corbicula (Cyrenodonax) Dall, 1903) Dall, W. H. (1903). Review of the classification of the Cyrenacea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 16: 5-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3794255
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Posostrea Bogan & Bouchet, 1999) Bogan, A. & Bouchet, P. (1999 ["1998"]). Cementation in the freshwater bivalve family Corbiculidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): a new genus and species from Lake Poso, Indonesia. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 389: 131-139.
page(s): 132 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Serrilaminula Lindholm, 1933) Lindholm W.A. (1933). Eine verschollene Muschel aus Zentralasien. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 65: 264–268., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-fuer-Molluskenkunde_65_0264-0268.pdf
page(s): 268 [details]
original description (of Corbicula (Cyrenobatissa) K. Suzuki & Oyama, 1943) Suzuki, K.; Oyama, K. (1943). Überblick über die Corbiculiden Ostasiens (Materialien zur Monographic der Ostasiatischen Corbiculiden 1). <em>Venus.</em> 12(3-4): 138-149.
page(s): 142, 147; note: described as a "sectio" in Corbicula (Corbicula) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Corbicula (Corbiculina) Dall, 1903) Dall, W. H. (1903). Review of the classification of the Cyrenacea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 16: 5-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3794255
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Hendersona Ohta, 1970 †) Ota, Y. [Ohta, Y.]. (1970). A review of some Cretaceous corbiculids in North America. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, new series.</em> 79: 291-315.
page(s): 293 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cyrena (Loxoptychodon) F. Sandberger, 1872 †) Sandberger, C.L.F. (1870-1875). <i>Die Land- und Süßwasser-Conchylien der Vorwelt</i>. C. W. Kreidel, Wiesbaden. [pp. 1-96, pl. 1-12 (1870); pp. 97-160, pl. 13-20 (1871); pp. 161-256, pl. 21-32 (1873); pp. 257-352, pl. 33-36 (1874); pp i-viii, 353-1000 (1875) according to Woodward, 1906]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49567154
page(s): 163 [details]
page(s): 56 [details]
original description (of Cyrena Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 552 [562] [details]
original description (of Corbicula (Cyrenodonax) Dall, 1903) Dall, W. H. (1903). Review of the classification of the Cyrenacea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 16: 5-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3794255
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Posostrea Bogan & Bouchet, 1999) Bogan, A. & Bouchet, P. (1999 ["1998"]). Cementation in the freshwater bivalve family Corbiculidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): a new genus and species from Lake Poso, Indonesia. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 389: 131-139.
page(s): 132 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Serrilaminula Lindholm, 1933) Lindholm W.A. (1933). Eine verschollene Muschel aus Zentralasien. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 65: 264–268., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-fuer-Molluskenkunde_65_0264-0268.pdf
page(s): 268 [details]
original description (of Corbicula (Cyrenobatissa) K. Suzuki & Oyama, 1943) Suzuki, K.; Oyama, K. (1943). Überblick über die Corbiculiden Ostasiens (Materialien zur Monographic der Ostasiatischen Corbiculiden 1). <em>Venus.</em> 12(3-4): 138-149.
page(s): 142, 147; note: described as a "sectio" in Corbicula (Corbicula) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Corbicula (Corbiculina) Dall, 1903) Dall, W. H. (1903). Review of the classification of the Cyrenacea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 16: 5-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3794255
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Hendersona Ohta, 1970 †) Ota, Y. [Ohta, Y.]. (1970). A review of some Cretaceous corbiculids in North America. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, new series.</em> 79: 291-315.
page(s): 293 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cyrena (Loxoptychodon) F. Sandberger, 1872 †) Sandberger, C.L.F. (1870-1875). <i>Die Land- und Süßwasser-Conchylien der Vorwelt</i>. C. W. Kreidel, Wiesbaden. [pp. 1-96, pl. 1-12 (1870); pp. 97-160, pl. 13-20 (1871); pp. 161-256, pl. 21-32 (1873); pp. 257-352, pl. 33-36 (1874); pp i-viii, 353-1000 (1875) according to Woodward, 1906]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49567154
page(s): 163 [details]
Other
additional source
Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Prashad, B. (1925). On a collection of land and freshwater fossil molluscs from the Karewas of Kashmir. <em>Records of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 56(4): 336-361, pl. 29.
page(s): 359-360, pl. 28, fig. 8; note: An unidentified fossil species [details]
page(s): 28; note: Unidentified species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Prashad, B. (1925). On a collection of land and freshwater fossil molluscs from the Karewas of Kashmir. <em>Records of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 56(4): 336-361, pl. 29.
page(s): 359-360, pl. 28, fig. 8; note: An unidentified fossil species [details]
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