Bivalvia | Venerida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Corbicula

species Corbicula africana (Krauss, 1848): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (12 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula africana — Bogan (2010), OBIS (2012), Bespalaya et al. (2018), Kropotin et al. (2023)
Corbicula fluminalis natalensis — IUCN (2010)
Corbicula fluminalis — IUCN (2012), Jihad (2023)
Corbicula fluminalis africana — Pigneur et al. (2014)
Corbicula (s.s.) africana — Bespalaya et al. (2025)

Range

Southern Africa, including the upper Congo. (Afrotropics: AF3 AF4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Corbicula africana

MUSSELp Specimen Records

1 Specimens from [blank]

image of lot MNHN_MP_4686
MNHN_MP_4686
Lourenço Marques

2 Specimens from Congo (Brazzaville)

image of lot INHS_31232
INHS_31232
Congo River (Atlantic Ocean Dr.) ~5 Km upstream Malebo Pool Republic of the Congo, -04.08274°, 15.50142°

image of lot INHS_31234
INHS_31234
Congo River (Atlantic Ocean Dr.) Les Rapides, at mouth of the Djoue River, Brazzaville Republic of the Congo, -04.31197°, 15.22958°

1 Specimens from Egypt

image of lot MNHN_MP_4726
MNHN_MP_4726
Wadehalfa, Egypte

1 Specimens from South Africa

image of lot MNHN_MP_4692
MNHN_MP_4692
S. Africa

2 Specimens from unknown

image of lot MNHN_MP_4688
MNHN_MP_4688
Afrique Orientale

image of lot MNHN_MP_4720
MNHN_MP_4720
Afrique Orientale

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

ZA01. (alpha-amylase: OM960121, ATPS: OM959989, go to GenBank)

ZA02. (ATPS: OM959990, go to GenBank)

ZA04. (ATPS: OM959991, go to GenBank)

ZA05. (alpha-amylase: OM960122, ATPS: OM959992, go to GenBank)

ZA06. (alpha-amylase: OM960123, ATPS: OM959993, go to GenBank)

ZA07. (alpha-amylase: OM960124, go to GenBank)

ZA08. (ATPS: OM959994, go to GenBank)

ZA09. (alpha-amylase: OM960125, ATPS: OM959995, go to GenBank)

ZA10. (alpha-amylase: OM960126, ATPS: OM959996, go to GenBank)

ZA11. (alpha-amylase: OM960127, ATPS: OM959997, go to GenBank)

ZA12. (alpha-amylase: OM960128, ATPS: OM959998, go to GenBank)

ZA13. (alpha-amylase: OM960129, ATPS: OM959999, go to GenBank)

ZA14. (ATPS: OM960000, go to GenBank)

ZA15. (alpha-amylase: OM960130, ATPS: OM960001, go to GenBank)

ZA16. (alpha-amylase: OM960131, ATPS: OM960002, go to GenBank)

ZA17. (alpha-amylase: OM960132, ATPS: OM960003, go to GenBank)

ZA18. (alpha-amylase: OM960133, ATPS: OM960004, go to GenBank)

ZA19. (alpha-amylase: OM960134, ATPS: OM960005, go to GenBank)

ZA20. (ATPS: OM960006, go to GenBank)