WoRMS taxon details
Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
Aloididae Thiele, 1934 · unaccepted
Caryocorbulinae H. E. Vokes, 1945 · unaccepted
Genus Apachecorbula P. G. Oliver & Vestheim, 2015
Genus Caryocorbula J. A. Gardner, 1926
Subfamily Corbulinae Lamarck, 1818
Subfamily Erodoninae Winckworth, 1932
Genus Juliacorbula Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Genus Tenuicorbula Olsson, 1932
Genus Varicorbula U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931
Genus Anisocorbula Iredale, 1930 accepted as Corbula (Anisocorbula) Iredale, 1930 represented as Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Azara d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Erodona Bosc, 1801 (synonym)
Subfamily Caryocorbulinae H. E. Vokes, 1945 accepted as Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
Genus Corbulomya Nyst, 1845 accepted as Lentidium De Cristofori & Jan, 1832
Genus Guianadesma J. P. E. Morrison, 1943 accepted as Anticorbula Dall, 1898 (possible synonym)
Subfamily Lentidiinae H. E. Vokes, 1945 accepted as Erodoninae Winckworth, 1932
Genus Minicorbula Habe, 1977 accepted as Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Pacyodon J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Erodona Bosc, 1801 (unaccepted > unavailable name, established in synonymy of Erodona Bosc, 1801; attributed to 'Beck MSS')
Subfamily Potamocorbulinae Habe, 1977 accepted as Erodoninae Winckworth, 1932
Genus Solidicorbula Habe, 1949 accepted as Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Solidocorbula [sic] accepted as Solidicorbula Habe, 1949 accepted as Corbula Bruguière, 1797 (misspelling)
Genus Caryocorbula J. A. Gardner, 1926
Subfamily Corbulinae Lamarck, 1818
» Genus Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Cuneocorbula Cossmann, 1886Subfamily Erodoninae Winckworth, 1932
» Genus Erodona Bosc, 1801
» Genus Lentidium De Cristofori & Jan, 1832
» Genus Panamicorbula Pilsbry, 1932
» Genus Potamocorbula Habe, 1955
Genus Hexacorbula Olsson, 1932» Genus Lentidium De Cristofori & Jan, 1832
» Genus Panamicorbula Pilsbry, 1932
» Genus Potamocorbula Habe, 1955
Genus Juliacorbula Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Genus Tenuicorbula Olsson, 1932
Genus Varicorbula U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931
Genus Anisocorbula Iredale, 1930 accepted as Corbula (Anisocorbula) Iredale, 1930 represented as Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Azara d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Erodona Bosc, 1801 (synonym)
Subfamily Caryocorbulinae H. E. Vokes, 1945 accepted as Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818
Genus Corbulomya Nyst, 1845 accepted as Lentidium De Cristofori & Jan, 1832
Genus Guianadesma J. P. E. Morrison, 1943 accepted as Anticorbula Dall, 1898 (possible synonym)
Subfamily Lentidiinae H. E. Vokes, 1945 accepted as Erodoninae Winckworth, 1932
Genus Minicorbula Habe, 1977 accepted as Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Pacyodon J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Erodona Bosc, 1801 (unaccepted > unavailable name, established in synonymy of Erodona Bosc, 1801; attributed to 'Beck MSS')
Subfamily Potamocorbulinae Habe, 1977 accepted as Erodoninae Winckworth, 1932
Genus Solidicorbula Habe, 1949 accepted as Corbula Bruguière, 1797
Genus Solidocorbula [sic] accepted as Solidicorbula Habe, 1949 accepted as Corbula Bruguière, 1797 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh
Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 5. Paris: Deterville/Verdière, 612 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46337 [details]
Taxonomy Whereas species are easily recognized as members of Corbulidae at the family level, there is no general agreement on their...
Taxonomy Whereas species are easily recognized as members of Corbulidae at the family level, there is no general agreement on their arrangement into subfamilies and genera. The only currently (as of 2020) well supported suprageneric group is (Hallan & Anderson, 2013) subfamily Erodoniinae. Regarding the remaining members of the family, Anderson and Roopnarine (2003) accepted 12 genera but wrote “... the rank of these taxa is in flux. Some authors consider most or all to be separate genera, whereas others refer to them as subgenera, particularly of Corbula. (...) A full taxonomic revision must await expanded phylogenetic analyses with broader taxon, geographic, and temporal coverage.” Huber (2015: 839) used subgenera of Corbula and wrote "Undoubtedly, the application of genera by several authors is premature. The proper delineation and composition of genera for Recent marine Corbula requires much more data".
Conversely Squires & Saul (2004), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2010), Coan & Valentich Scott (2012) and Arruda (2020) treated several genera as valid. The treatment herein accepts genera when there is a reasonable consensus, and leaves in Corbula s.l. those species which have not recently received attention or have been placed inconsistently according to different contemporary authors. [details]
Conversely Squires & Saul (2004), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2010), Coan & Valentich Scott (2012) and Arruda (2020) treated several genera as valid. The treatment herein accepts genera when there is a reasonable consensus, and leaves in Corbula s.l. those species which have not recently received attention or have been placed inconsistently according to different contemporary authors. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Corbulidae Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248 on 2023-05-28
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original description
Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 5. Paris: Deterville/Verdière, 612 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46337 [details]
original description (of Caryocorbulinae H. E. Vokes, 1945) Vokes H. E. (1945). Supraspecific groups of the pelecypod family Corbulidae. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 86:1–32. [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J. P. (2010). Nomenclator of bivalve families; with a classification of bivalve families by R. Bieler, J.G. Carter & E.V. Coan. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
original description (of Caryocorbulinae H. E. Vokes, 1945) Vokes H. E. (1945). Supraspecific groups of the pelecypod family Corbulidae. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 86:1–32. [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J. P. (2010). Nomenclator of bivalve families; with a classification of bivalve families by R. Bieler, J.G. Carter & E.V. Coan. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Whereas species are easily recognized as members of Corbulidae at the family level, there is no general agreement on their arrangement into subfamilies and genera. The only currently (as of 2020) well supported suprageneric group is (Hallan & Anderson, 2013) subfamily Erodoniinae. Regarding the remaining members of the family, Anderson and Roopnarine (2003) accepted 12 genera but wrote “... the rank of these taxa is in flux. Some authors consider most or all to be separate genera, whereas others refer to them as subgenera, particularly of Corbula. (...) A full taxonomic revision must await expanded phylogenetic analyses with broader taxon, geographic, and temporal coverage.” Huber (2015: 839) used subgenera of Corbula and wrote "Undoubtedly, the application of genera by several authors is premature. The proper delineation and composition of genera for Recent marine Corbula requires much more data". Conversely Squires & Saul (2004), Mikkelsen & Bieler (2010), Coan & Valentich Scott (2012) and Arruda (2020) treated several genera as valid. The treatment herein accepts genera when there is a reasonable consensus, and leaves in Corbula s.l. those species which have not recently received attention or have been placed inconsistently according to different contemporary authors. [details]
