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

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Publication Morton (1986): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

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

Attributed Nominal Species

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)