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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Carlton et al. (1990): summary
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Complete Citation

Carlton, J.T., J.K. Thompson, L.E. Schemel & F.H. Nichols. 1990. Remarkable invasion of San Francisco Bay (California, USA) by the Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis. I. Introduction and dispersal. Marine Ecology Progress Series 66: 81-94.

Taxonomic Opinions

Potamocorbula amurensis (Schrenck, 1867)

Potamocorbula laevis (Hinds, 1843)

Potamocorbula rubromuscula Zhuang & Cai, 1983

Potamocorbula ustulata (Reeve, 1844) = Potamocorbula nimbosa