Corbiculidae

Corbiculidae
Corbiculidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Suborder: Sphaeriacea
Superfamily: Corbiculoidea
Family: Corbiculidae
Genera

See text.

The Corbiculidae, common name "basket clams", are a family of aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Veneroida.

Clams in this family release many juveniles into the surrounding waters that have hatched inside the clams (ovoviviparous). Fertilization is internal. The juveniles are much smaller than those of the related family Sphaeriidae.

Corbicula fluminea is an invasive species in many parts of the world.

Genera

  • Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (central and southern Africa, Central and southern Asia)
  • Geloina (southern Asia with Malaysia)
  • Cyrenodonax (southern China, Vietnam)
  • Cyrenobatissa (northern Vietnam)
  • Batissa (Malaysia and Indonesia)
  • Corbiculina (eastern Australia)
  • Solielletia (Ethiopia)
  • Polymesoda Rafinesque, 1820 (Gulf coast, and Atlantic coast of northern South America)
  • Neocorbicula Fischer, 1887 (Gulf coast, and Atlantic coast of northern South America)
  • Pseudocyrena (Caribbean side of Central America)
  • Egetaria (Atlantic coast of South America)
  • Villorita (eastern parts of South America)

Name

The family is named after the genus Corbicula.

References


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