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Publication Morton (1986): summary

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Full Citation

Morton, B. 1986. Corbicula in Asia — an updated synthesis. American Malacological Bulletin (2) (special edition): 113-124.

Attributed Nominal Species

Corbicula cummingtoni Morton, 1986 = Corbicula fluminalis

‘Smith’ Morton, 1986. Amer. Malac. Bull. (2): 114.
(error for Corbicula cunningtoni E.A. Smith, 1906)

Corbicula sikarae Dall, 1903 = Corbicula madagascariensis

‘Ancey’ of Authors.
Dall, 1903. Trans. Wagner Free Inst. 3(6): 1449.
Morton, 1986. Amer. Malac. Bull. (2): 114.
(error for Corbicula sikorae Ancey, 1890)

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula aegyptiaca Bogart [sic] = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula africana Kiawis [sic]

Corbicula agrensis Kurr = Corbicula striatella

Corbicula artini Pallary = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula astartina Martens

Corbicula australis (Müller)

Corbicula cor (Lamarck) = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula crocea Temcharoen, 1971

Corbicula cummingtoni [sic] Smith = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula ferghanensis (Kursalova & Starobogatov) = Corbicula producta

Corbicula fischeri Germain = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula fluminalis (Müller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774)

Corbicula japonica Prime

Corbicula javanica

Corbicula kirkii Prime = Corbicula africana

Corbicula krishnaea Ray, 1967

Corbicula lamarckiana Prime

Corbicula malaccensis

Corbicula noetlingi Martens

Corbicula oliphantensis Craven = Corbicula africana

Corbicula petiti Clessin = Corbicula moreletiana

Corbicula purpurea (Prime) = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula pusilla (Philippi) = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula radiata Hanley = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula regularis = Corbicula striatella

Corbicula sikarae [sic] Ancey = Corbicula madagascariensis

Corbicula striatella Deshayes

Corbicula subradiata Kurr = Corbicula striatella

Corbicula tanganyicensis Crosse = Corbicula fluminalis

Corbicula tibetensis (Prashad)

 
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