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Publication Bespalaya et al. (2025): summary
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Complete Citation

Bespalaya, Y.V., A.V. Kropotin, O.V. Aksenova, M.Yu. Gofarov, A.V. Kondakov et al. 2025. Global molecular taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of the clam genus Corbicula (Bivlavia: Cyrenidae). Zoologica Scripta: 1-28. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Sphaerocorbicula Bespalaya et al., 2025
Bolotov, Bespalaya & Aksenova in Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: 8, Table 1.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811)
Type species: Sphaerium avanum Theobald, 1873 (orig. desig.) = Corbicula avana

Attributed Nominal Species

Corbicula delouse Bespalaya et al., 2025
‘Bourguignat’ Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: Appendix S1, p. 3.
(error for Corbicula delousei Vinarski & Kantor, 2016)

Corbicula inflate Bespalaya et al., 2025
‘Clessin’ Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: Appendix S1, p. 7.
(error for Corbicula inflata Clessin, 1879)

Corbicula kyngarica Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Germain’ of Authors.
Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 80.
Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: Appendix S1, p. 3.
(error for Corbicula kynganica Germain, 1906)

Corbicula pequinoti Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Pallary’ of Authors.
Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 80.
Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: Appendix S1, p. 3.
(error for Corbicula pequignoti Pallary, 1901)

Corbicula (Sphaerocorbicula) bilini Bespalaya et al., 2025
Bespalaya, Kropotin, Kondakov, Konopleva & Bolotov in Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: 8, fig. 14F-J.

Corbicula (Sphaerocorbicula) lemroae Bespalaya et al., 2025
Bespalaya, Kropotin, Kondakov, Konopleva & Bolotov in Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: 8, fig. 14A-E.

Corbicula pequinoti [sic] var. minor Vinarski & Kantor, 2016
‘Pallary’ of Authors.
Vinarski & Kantor, 2016. Analyt. Cat. Fr. Brack. Moll. Russia: 80.
Bespalaya et al., 2025. Zool. Scripta: Appendix S1, p. 3.
(error for Corbicula pequignoti var. major Pallary, 1901)

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