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Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Corbicula

species Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774): specimens
60 available nominal species synonyms (69 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula fluminea — Nesemann et al. (2007), Taylor et al. (2007), Rumi et al. (2008), Anonymous (2008), Hedtke et al. (2008), ... FMCS (2021), Breure et al. (2022), Jihad (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Torres et al. (2024)
Corbicula (s.s.) fluminea — Huber (2015)
Corbicula spp. — Prié et al. (2023)

Range

Native to eastern Asia. Widely introduced.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

MNHN_MP_4765
Cambodge: Haut-Bassac

MNHN_MP_4754
Cap-Chan-Tong, Chine

MNHN_MP_4792
Tigre

Brazil

INHS_79218 at mouth of rio Jarauçu (Aquiqui)	INHS_79201 beach on right bank, campsite 5 and vicinity, ca. 3.5 km southeast of Porto do Moz	INHS_79205 left bank ca. 5 km upstream from confluence with rio Xingu
INHS_83135 main channel along left bank, ca. 10 km SW and across river from Senador Jose Porfirio	INHS_79230 main channel off right bank campsite 5, ca. 3.5-4 km south-southeast of Porto do Moz	INHS_78837 off left bank of main channel in vicinity of campsite 5, ca. 6 km south of Porto do Moz
INHS_78872 off right bank, point between campsite 5 and Porto do Moz	INHS_45934 Rio Xingu, ~7 km N Senador José Porfîrio, Pará, Brazil

China

MNHN_MP_4763
Chine

MNHN_MP_4801
Chine

MNHN_MP_4742
Hong Kong

Germany

INHS_78819
Nidda River (Main River Dr.) Frankfurt; L3005 bridge, Darmstadt County, Hesse, Germany, 50.12371°, 8.61223°

INHS_25335
Rhine River (North Sea Dr.) near Rheinberg-Orsoy North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany

INHS_807
Rhine River (north Sea r.) near Rheinberg- Orsoy, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany

India

MNHN_MP_4799
Indes

Japan

MNHN_MP_4548
Osaka

INHS_52287. Japan

Jordan

MNHN_MP_4752
Jourdain

MNHN_MP_4793
Jourdain

Mexico

INHS_89428 Arroyo Sarnoso, 33 km E of Victoria, 275 km SW of Matamoros, Casas Municipality at Hwy. 70, Tamaulipas, Mexico	INHS_89428 Arroyo Sarnoso, 33 km E of Victoria, 275 km SW of Matamoros, Casas Municipality at Hwy. 70, Tamaulipas, Mexico	INHS_87599 Rio Ayuquila, Pacific - Armeria - Boca de Pascuales, N of El Corcovado, Jalisco, Mexico
INHS_87600 Rio Ayuquila, Pacific - Armeria - Boca de Pascuales, NW El Grullo, Jalisco, Mexico	INHS_89432 Rio Purificacion, 27-28 km NE of Victoria, 235 km SW of Matamoros, Presa Vicente Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico	INHS_89432 Rio Purificacion, 27-28 km NE of Victoria, 235 km SW of Matamoros, Presa Vicente Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
INHS_89426 Rio San Fernando, ca. 20 km NW San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico	INHS_89426 Rio San Fernando, ca. 20 km NW San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico	INHS_89434 Rio San Fernando, Cisneros Bridge, Tamaulipas, Mexico
INHS_89434 Rio San Fernando, Cisneros Bridge, Tamaulipas, Mexico	INHS_89440 Rio Tampaón [22 km SSW of Ciudad Valles, 38 km S of Tamuin, 132 km WSW of Tampico], San Luis Potosi, Mexico	INHS_89440 Rio Tampaón [22 km SSW of Ciudad Valles, 38 km S of Tamuin, 132 km WSW of Tampico], San Luis Potosi, Mexico
INHS_89423 Rio Tempoal, Tempoal, Veracruz, Mexico	INHS_89423 Rio Tempoal, Tempoal, Veracruz, Mexico	INHS_87598 Rio Tuxcacuesco, Pacific Ocean - Armeria - Ayuquilla - Ferreria, near Parque Las Piedras, Jalisco, Mexico
INHS_91097 Rio Usumacinta, Gulf of Mexico - Grijalva - Usumacinta, opposite mouth of Rio Chacamax, Tabasco, Mexico	INHS_89429 Rio Valles, Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico	INHS_89429 Rio Valles, Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico