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

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MNHN_MP_4686
Lourenço Marques

Congo (Brazzaville)

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

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

Egypt

image of lot MNHN_MP_4726
MNHN_MP_4726
Wadehalfa, Egypte

South Africa

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MNHN_MP_4692
S. Africa

unknown

image of lot MNHN_MP_4688
MNHN_MP_4688
Afrique Orientale

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MNHN_MP_4720
Afrique Orientale

GenBank Vouchers

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