World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) - Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774)

WRiMS taxon details

Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774)

AphiaID

181580 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181580)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Original name

Tellina fluminea O. F. Müller, 1774

Environment

~~marine~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Müller, O. F. (1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 206 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181580 on 2025-05-14

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181580 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-09-26 12:09:47Z

created

Claus, Simon

2007-03-25 23:01:11Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2012-07-23 02:45:35Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2015-11-28 00:49:17Z

changed

Bieler, Rüdiger

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Müller, O. F. (1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusorium, Helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. vol 2. Havniae et Lipsiae, apud Heineck et Faber, ex officina Mölleriana. I-XXXVI, 1-214 pp, 10 unnumbered pages. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12893715
page(s): 206 [details]

context source (HKRMS) Scott, V. P. (2003).A taxonomic distributional and bibliographic checklist of Hong Kong marine bivalve molluscs and research published on them from 1971-2000. In: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong: Perspectives on Marine Environment Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001 (ed. Morton, B.), pp259-310. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]

context source (Schelde) Van Ryckegem, G.; Van Braeckel, A.; Elsen, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Vandevoorde, B.; Mertens, W.; Breine, J.; Van den Bergh, E. (2014). MONEOS – Geïntegreerd datarapport: INBO: toestand Zeeschelde 2013 Monitoringsoverzicht en 1ste lijnsrapportage Geomorfologie, diversiteit Habitats en diversiteit Soorten. Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, INBO.R.2014.2646963. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO): Brussel. 137 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors

additional source Huber M. (2015). Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms. ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
page(s): 771 [details]

additional source Mackie, G. L. (2007). Biology of freshwater corbiculid and sphaeriid clams of North America. Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin New Series. 15 (3: i-ix): 1-436. [details]

additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]

additional source Breure, A. S. H., Roosen, M. T. & Ablett, J. D. (2022). Land and freshwater molluscs of mainland Ecuador: an illustrated checklist. Iberus. 40(1): 1-290.
page(s): 238-239, figs. 323, 327 [details]

additional source Sakai, H.; Takahashi, T.; Komaru, A. (2014). Allozyme Variability in Japanese Corbicula leana and Exotic C. fluminea, and Freshwater Clam Diversification. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 72 (1–4): 109–121. [details] Available for editors

additional source Obata, M.; Nishimori, K.; Komaru, A. (2006). Change of Centrosome Attachment Site Causes Androgenesis in the Freshwater Clam Corbicula fluminea: Comparison with C. sandai. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 65 (3): 247-257. [details] Available for editors

additional source Ishibashi, R.; Komaru, A. (2003). Invasion of Corbicula flumineα into the Lake Biwa-Yodo River System. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 62 (1-2): 65-70. [details] Available for editors

additional source Dundee, D. S. & Dundee, H. A. (1958). Extensions of known ranges of 4 mollusks. The Nautilus. 72(2): 51-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521088
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additional source Fechtner, F. R. (1962). Corbicula fluminea (Müller) from the Ohio River. The Nautilus. 75(3): 126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283050 [details]

additional source Bates, J. M. (1962). Extension of the range of Corbicula fluminea within the Ohio Drainage. The Nautilus. 76(1): 35-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8514477 [details]

additional source Keup, L., Horning, W. B. & Ingram, W. M. (1963). Extension of range of Asiatic clam to Cincinnati reach of the Ohio River. The Nautilus. 77(1): 18-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520317 [details]

additional source Dundee, D. S. & Harman, W. J. (1963). Corbicula fluminea (Müller) in Louisiana. The Nautilus. 77(1): 30., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520331 [details]

additional source Hubricht, L. (1963). Corbicula fluminea in the Mobile River. The Nautilus. 77(1): 31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520332 [details]

additional source Heard, W. H. (1964). Corbicula fluminea in Florida. The Nautilus. 77(3): 105-107., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520401#page/123/ [details]

additional source Ingram, W. M., Keup, L. & Henderson, C. (1964). Asiatic clams at Parker, Arizona. The Nautilus. 77(4): 121-125., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520401#page/139/ [details]

additional source Hubricht, L. (1964). Corbicula fluminea at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Nautilus. 77(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520448 [details]

additional source Thomas, N. A. & MacKenthun, K. M. (1964). Asiatic clam infestation at Charleston, West Virginia. The Nautilus. 78(1): 28-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521323 [details]

additional source Horning, W. B. & Keup, L. (1964). Decline of Asiatic clam in Ohio River. The Nautilus. 78(1): 29-30., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521324 [details]

additional source Gunning, G. E. & Suttkus, R. D. (1966). Occurrence and distribution of Asiatic clam, Corbicula leana, in Pearl River, Louisiana. The Nautilus. 79(4): 113-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517534 [details]

additional source Fechtner, F. R. (1966). Corbicula from the Mississippi River. The Nautilus. 79(4): 138-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517559 [details]

additional source Heard, W. H. (1966). Further records of Corbicula fluminea (Müller) in the southern United States. The Nautilus. 79(4): 142-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517563 [details]

additional source Schneider, R. F. (1967). Range of the Asiatic clam in Florida. The Nautilus. 81(2): 68-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528085 [details]

additional source Metcalf, A. L. & Smartt, R. (1972). Records of introduced mollusks: New Mexico and western Texas. The Nautilus. 85(4): 144-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516250
page(s): 144-145 [details]

additional source Buttner, K. & Heidinger, R. C. (1980). Seasonal variations in growth of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in a southern Illinois fish pond. The Nautilus. 94(1): 8-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274502 [details]

additional source Graney, R. L., Cherry, G. S., Rodgers, J. H., Jr. & Cairns, J., Jr. (1980). The influence of thermal discharges and substrate composition on the population structure and distribution of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, in the New River, Virginia. The Nautilus. 94(4): 130-135, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274644 [details]

additional source Counts, C. L., III. (1981). Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Sphaeriacea) in British Columbia. The Nautilus. 95(1): 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497074 [details]

additional source Clarke, A. H. (1981). Corbicula fluminea, in Lake Erie. The Nautilus. 95(2): 83-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497138 [details]

additional source Harvey, R. S. (1981). Recolonization of reactor cooling water system by the Asiatic clam Corbicula fluminea. The Nautilus. 95(3): 131-136, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497192 [details]

additional source Trama, F. B. (1982). Occurrence of the Asiatic clam Corbicula fluminea in the Raritan River, New Jersey. The Nautilus. 96(1): 6-8, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497557 [details]

additional source Counts, C. L., III & Prezant, R. S. (1982). Shell microsculpture of Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae). The Nautilus. 96(1): 25-30, figs. 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497580 [details]

additional source McMahon, R. F. (1982). The occurrence and spread of the introduced Asiatic freshwater clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller), in North America: 1924-1982). The Nautilus. 96(4): 134-141, fig. 1 (map)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497699 [details]

additional source Thompson, B. A. (1983). The occurrence of the Asiatic freshwater clam, Corbicula fluminea in the Atchafalaya Delta, Louisiana. The Nautilus. 97(4): 124-125., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274836 [details]

additional source Hall, J. J. (1984). Production of immature Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae), in Lake Norman, North Carolina. The Nautilus. 98(4): 153-159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277193 [details]

additional source Counts, C. L., III. (1985). Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in the state of Washington in 1937, and in Utah in 1978. The Nautilus. 99(1): 18-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276662 [details]

additional source Belanger, S. E., Farris, J. L., Cherry, D. S. & Cairns, J., Jr. (1985). Sediment preference of the freshwater Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea. The Nautilus. 99(2-3): 66-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276718 [details]

additional source Joy, J. E. (1985). A 40-week study on growth of the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller), in the Kanawha River, West Virginia. The Nautilus. 99(4): 110-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276772 [details]

additional source Tan Tiu, A. & Prezant, R. S. (1989). Shell tubules in Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Heterodonta): functional morphology and microsculpture. The Nautilus. 103(1): 36-39, figs. 1-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278030 [details]

additional source Belanger, T. V., Annis, C. G., III & VanEpps, D. D. (1990). Growth rates of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, in the upper and middle St. Johns River, Florida. The Nautilus. 104(1): 4-9, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501128 [details]

additional source Doherty, F. G., Cherry, D. S. & Cairns, J., Jr. (1990). Multiseasonal tissue growth trends in Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) from the New River, Virginia. The Nautilus. 104(1): 10-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501122 [details]

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Irish part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Common to dominant [details]

Introduced species abundance in Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : Rare [details]

Introduced species impact Spanish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) [Potential to] Alters trophic interactions [details]

Introduced species impact in Spanish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Irish part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Water abstraction or nuisance fouling [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region): Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Irish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) : Adverse habitat modification [details]

Introduced species impact in Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : Adverse habitat modification [details]

Introduced species population trend in Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : Decreasing [details]

Introduced species remark in Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : Risk of fouling, but none detected yet [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: deliberate [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Spanish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) : Fishing activities could be the pathway for the dispersal of Asian clam in this area, although fishing activities have been prohibited for the past few years to protect endangered species. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Irish part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Recreational equipment: accidental with recreational equipment [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental as bait [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Individual release: accidental release by individuals (e.g. aquarium discards) [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Irish part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Debris: transport of species on human generated debris [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal [details]

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