WoRMS name details
Corbula caribaea A. d'Orbigny, 1853
538952 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:538952)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Corbula (Cuneocorbula) caribaea A. d'Orbigny, 1853 · alternative representation
Corbula caribea [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 284, pl. 27 figs 5-8 [1853] [details]
page(s): 284, pl. 27 figs 5-8 [1853] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Corbula caribaea A. d'Orbigny, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=538952 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 284, pl. 27 figs 5-8 [1853] [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 284, pl. 27 figs 5-8 [1853] [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional source
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853 ["1845"]). Moluscos. In R. de la Sagra (Ed.) <i>Historia fisica politica y natural de la isla de Cuba</i>. Segunda Parte, Historia Natural, Tomo V. 376 pp. Paris, Libreria de Arthus Bertrand, and Madrid, Establecimiento Tipografico de Don Francisco de P. Mellado. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9828
page(s): 323, pl. 27, figs. 5-8 [details]
page(s): 323, pl. 27, figs. 5-8 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality vicinity of Havana [details]
