Corbicula fluminalis (O.F.Müller, 1774) is a animal in the Cyrenidae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Corbicula fluminalis (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminalis (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminalis is an Asian freshwater bivalve often confused with the similar Asian clam Corbicula fluminea.

Family
Genus
Corbicula
Order
Venerida
Class
Bivalvia

About Corbicula fluminalis (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Corbicula fluminalis (O.F.Müller, 1774) is a species of freshwater clam. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk that belongs to the family Cyrenidae. This species is separate from the very similar species Corbicula fluminea, but the two are often confused with one another. Both species are native to Asia, have been introduced to the United States and Europe, and are both commonly called "Asian clams".

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Venerida Cyrenidae Corbicula

More from Cyrenidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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