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Caryocorbula

Caryocorbula is a genus of saltwater clams belonging to the Corbulidae family, classified as marine bivalve molluscs.: This genus is often referred to as corbula and serracorbula instead of caryocorbula.

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Caryocorbula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Caryocorbula
J. Gardner, 1926

Caryocorbula is a genus of saltwater clams belonging to the Corbulidae family, classified as marine bivalve molluscs.:1 This genus is often referred to as corbula and serracorbula instead of caryocorbula.2

Species

Species in this genus, as listed by the World Registry of Marine Species, include2

  • Caryocorbula amethystina Olsson, 1961
  • Caryocorbula biradiata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Caryocorbula chittyana C. B. Adams, 1852
  • Caryocorbula colimensis Coan, 2002
  • Caryocorbula contracta Say, 1822
  • Caryocorbula ira Dall, 1908
  • Caryocorbula lavalleana d'Orbigny, 1853
  • Caryocorbula luteola Carpenter, 1864
  • Caryocorbula marmorata Hinds, 1843
  • Caryocorbula nasuta G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Caryocorbula otra Coan, 2002
  • Caryocorbula ovulata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Caryocorbula porcella Dall, 1916
  • Caryocorbula swiftiana C. B. Adams, 1852
  • Caryocorbula caribaea d'Orbigny, 1853
  • Caryocorbula cymella Dall, 1881
  • Caryocorbula dietziana C. B. Adams, 1852
References

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Caryocorbula". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Caryocorbula J. Gardner, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.