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Corbula

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Corbula
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Present
A live but retracted individual of Corbula modesta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Corbula
Bruguière, 1797
Species

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Corbula is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Corbulidae, the basket clams.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Corbula include:[1]

The database ITIS also gives the following species [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Corbula Bruguière, 1797. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137841 on 2010-11-23
  2. ^ Corbula at the Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  • Huber M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany. Pp. 901, 1 CD.