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Corbicula fluminea is commonly known in the west as the Asian clam, Asiatic clam, or Asian gold clam. In Southeast Asia, C. fluminea is known as the golden clam, prosperity clam, pygmy clam, or good luck clam. In New Zealand, it is commonly referred as the freshwater gold clam. [2] [3]
Corbicula is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams. [1] The genus name is the Neo-Latin diminutive of Latin corbis , a basket, referring to the shape and ribs of the shell.
Corbicula fluminalis is a species of freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae. This species is distinct from, but often confused with, the rather similar species Corbicula fluminea .
Corbicula japonica is an edible species of brackishwater clam, a bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams. Its common names include Japanese basket clam , Japanese blue clam , and shijimi (its Japanese name).
Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida. [1] Genera ... †Cyrenida: [2] synonym of Corbicula Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811; Subfamily Polymesodinae Habe, ...
A live Corbicula clam with the siphons and foot visible protruding from the shell: Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: Animalia: Phylum: Mollusca:
Corbicula leana, known as chamjaecheop (참재첩; "true jaecheop") in Korean and as mashijimi (真蜆; "true shijimi") in Japanese, is a species of freshwater and brackish water clams, distributed in the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago.
Corbicula largillierti is a species of mollusc belonging to the family Cyrenidae. [1] References This page was last edited on 26 February 2024, at 08:34 ...