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Scientific Name: Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- TSN: 81387

Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Vernacular name(s): Asian clam [English]


Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing: valid

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Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met
Taxonomic Hierarchy

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 Kingdom Animalia-- animals
   Phylum Mollusca-- molluscs, mollusks
      Class Bivalvia-- bivalves, clams
       Subclass Heterodonta
          Order Veneroida
             Superfamily Corbiculoidea
              Family Corbiculidae
                  Genus Corbicula
                      Species Corbicula fluminea-- Asian clam
                      
                      

References



Other sources: Source: NODC Taxonomic Code database (version 8.0)



References: Glöer, P., and C. Meier-Brook 1994. Süsswassermollusken, Eleventh edition. Deutscher Jugenbund für Naturbeobachtung. Hamburg, Germany. 136. ISBN: 3-923376-02-2.     Comments: 11. erweiterte Auflage
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
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Geographic Information:East PacificEurope & Northern Asia (excluding China)North AmericaWestern Atlantic Ocean
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