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Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Corbicula

species Corbicula africana (Krauss, 1848): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (12 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula africanaBogan (2010), OBIS (2012), Bespalaya et al. (2018), Kropotin et al. (2023)
Corbicula fluminalis natalensisIUCN (2010)
Corbicula fluminalisIUCN (2012), Jihad (2023)
Corbicula fluminalis africanaPigneur et al. (2014)

Range

Southern Africa, including the upper Congo.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Corbicula africana

MUSSELp Specimen Records


image of lot MNHN_MP_4686
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

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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.