Corbicula
Corbicula is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams. The genus name is the New Latin diminutive of Latin corbis, a basket, referring to the shape and ribs of the shell. In many Asian countries, these clams are used as ingredients for soup. In South Korea, there is popular soup made of these species of clams known as 재첩국.
The genus Corbicula includes 16 species described to date. The best known is Corbicula fluminea, an invasive species in many areas of the world.Species
Species within the genus Corbicula include:
- Corbicula africana
- Corbicula australis
- Corbicula fluminalis
- Corbicula fluminea – Asian clam
- Corbicula fluviatilis
- Corbicula japonica Prime, 1864
- Corbicula largillierti
- Corbicula leana
- Corbicula linduensis Bollinger, 1914
- Corbicula loehensis Kruimel, 1913
- Corbicula madagascariensis Smith, 1882
- Corbicula matannensis Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898
- Corbicula moltkiana Prime, 1878
- Corbicula occidentalis Meek & Hayden, 1878
- Corbicula possoensis Sarasin & Sarasin, 1898
- Corbicula sandai Reinchardt, 1878
- Corbicula fenouilliana Heude
- Corbicula papyracea
- Corbicula colorata
- Corbicula portentosa Heude
; Fossil species
