Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233525 on 2026-02-06
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
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Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia.
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. [Book]. Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber.
Voyage à Méroé, au fleuve Blanc: au-delà de Fâzoql dans le midi du royaume de Sennâr, à Syouah et dans cinq autres oasis, fait dans les années 1819, 1820, 1821 et 1822. 4 vol. text + 2 vol. plates. Paris, published by the author.
Cailliaud F. (1823-1827). Voyage à Méroé, au fleuve Blanc: au-delà de Fâzoql dans le midi du royaume de Sennâr, à Syouah et dans cinq autres oasis, fait dans les années 1819, 1820, 1821 et 1822. 4 vol. text + 2 vol. plates. Paris, published by the author.
Die Familie der Cycladeen. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. 1-40, pl. 1-6 (1874), 41-48 (1875), 49-56 (1876), 57-160, pl. 7-30 (1877), 161-200, pl. 31-42 (1878), 201-283, pl. 43-46 (1879). Nürnberg
Clessin, S. (1874-1879). Die Familie der Cycladeen. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. 1-40, pl. 1-6 (1874), 41-48 (1875), 49-56 (1876), 57-160, pl. 7-30 (1877), 161-200, pl. 31-42 (1878), 201-283, pl. 43-46 (1879). Nürnberg.
Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière
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Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlaefli en Orient
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Mollusks of the genus Corbicula of Antropogene of North and West Asia and Europe
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Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq.
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Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures
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Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient
Mousson, A. (1854). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient, 59 pp., 1 plate. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer) [partly (namely pages 16-55) reprinted in 1854: Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 3 (8, 101): 362‑372; 3 (8, 102): 373‑388; 3 (8, 103): 389‑402. Page 1-15, the “Additions et corrections” and the “Explication de la planche” on page 55-59 and the plate were not published in the "Mittheilungen"].
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Zoological results of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by W.A. Cunnington, 1904-1905. Report on th Mollusca.
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Supplément à la Faune malacologique du Lac Tanganyika
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Contributions à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique équatoriale, VII-VIII
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Contributions à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique équatoriale
Germain, L. (1907). Contributions à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique équatoriale. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 13(1): 64-68.
Mollusques recueillis par le Dr Innes Bey dans le Haut-Nil
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Mollusques recueillis par M. Paul Soleillet dans son voyage au Choa (Éthiopie méridionale)
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The aquatic mollusks of the Belgian Congo: with a geographical and ecological account of Congo malacology
Pilsbry, H. A. & Bequaert, J. C. (1927). The aquatic mollusks of the Belgian Congo: with a geographical and ecological account of Congo malacology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 53: 69-602.
The freshwater Mollusks of Uganda and adjacent territories
Mandahl-Barth, G. (1954). The freshwater Mollusks of Uganda and adjacent territories. Annalen van het Koninklijk Museum van Belgisch - Congo = Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. Sciences zoologiques, 32: 1-205.
Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la région méridionale du lac Tanganyika
Bourguignat, J.-R. (1885). Notice prodromique sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles recueillis par M. Victor Giraud dans la région méridionale du lac Tanganyika. 110 pp. Paris. [≥ August] (Mme Ve TREMBLAY).
Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux provenant de la Mission du Bourg de Bozas.
Rochebrune, A.T. de & Germain, L. (1904). Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux provenant de la Mission du Bourg de Bozas. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 10: 141–144.
Coquilles du Sahara, provenant du voyage de M. L. Say.
Fischer, P. (1878). Coquilles du Sahara, provenant du voyage de M. L. Say. Journal de Conchyliologie. 26: 74–81.
Descriptions of new species of Cyrena, Corbicula and Sphaerium
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For Lacustrine Formations, among the Tertiary Beds of this Part of the Country
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Sur les mollusques fossiles terrestres, fluviatiles et saumâtres de l'Algérie
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Sulla Corbicula fluminalis dei dintomi di Roma e sui fossili che l'accompagnano
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Le terrain quaternaire d'Ostende et le Corbicula fluminalis
Dollfus, G. (1884). Le terrain quaternaire d'Ostende et le Corbicula fluminalis. Annales de la Societe malacologique du Belgique, troisième série. 4: 28-54.
New varieties of Nanina berlangeri and Corbicula fluminalis, Müller, from India
Schlesch, H. (1908). New varieties of Nanina berlangeri and Corbicula fluminalis, Müller, from India. Records of the Indian Museum. 2(1): 108.
Martens, E. von. (1876). Binnen-Mollusken von Chiwa. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 3(4): 334-337, pl. 12, fig. 8.
Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island.
Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9(60): 486-490.
Suite des mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris
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Malacologie des lacs de Tibériade, d'Antioche et d'Homs, Syrie
Locard, A. (1883). Malacologie des lacs de Tibériade, d'Antioche et d'Homs, Syrie. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon. 3: 195-293, pls 19bis, 20-23. Lyon.
Specilegium Malacologicum. Neue Binnen-Conchylien aus der paläarktischen Region. V
Westerlund, C. A. (1894). Specilegium Malacologicum. Neue Binnen-Conchylien aus der paläarktischen Region. V. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 26 (9/10): 163-177; 26 (11/12): 190-205. Frankfurt am Main [September/October; November/December].
Some lacustrine Mollusca from the Fayum depression, a study in variation
Gardner E.W. (1932). Some lacustrine Mollusca from the Fayum depression, a study in variation. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Égypte. 18: 1-123.
Catalogue de la faune malacologique de l'Égypte
Pallary, P. (1909). Catalogue de la faune malacologique de l'Égypte. Mémoires présentés a l'Institut Égyptien. 6 (1): 1-92, pl. 1-5. Le Caire. [November].
Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas.
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Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org).
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The Mollusca of the inland waters of Baluchistan and of Seistan, with a note on the liver-fluke of sheep in Seistan, by S. W. Kemp
Annandale, T. N. & Prashad, B. (1919). The Mollusca of the inland waters of Baluchistan and of Seistan, with a note on the liver-fluke of sheep in Seistan, by S. W. Kemp. Records of the Indian Museum. 18(1): 17-63, pls 3-8.
Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist.
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Die Weichtiere (Mollusca) der Afghanistan-Expedition (1952-1953)
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Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Atlantic Europe
Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - North Sea
Distribution for Corbicula jickeli Clessin, 1878 - Egypt
Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Germany
Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Goote Bank
Distribution for Corbicula meridionalis Clessin, 1877 - Senegal
Distribution for Corbicula artini Pallary, 1902 - Sudan
Distribution for Corbicula alba Clessin, 1877 - Sudan
Distribution for Corbicula nilotica Clessin, 1878 - Sudan
Distribution for Corbicula soleilleti Bourguignat, 1885 - Ethiopia
Distribution for Corbicula callipyga Bourguignat, 1885 - Ethiopia
Distribution for Corbicula gravieriana Bourguignat, 1885 - Ethiopia
Distribution for Corbicula heuglini Clessin, 1877 - Ethiopia
Distribution for Corbicula hohenackeri Clessin, 1878 - Caucasus Region
Distribution for Corbicula tanganikana Bourguignat, 1885 - Tanganyika, Lake
Distribution for Corbicula foai Mabille, 1901 - Tanganyika, Lake
Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis var. oxiana (E. von Martens, 1876) - Uzbekistan
Distribution for Corbicula ferghanensis Kursalova & Starobogatov, 1971 - Uzbekistan
Distribution for Cyrena (Corbicula) fluminalis var. oxiana E. von Martens, 1876 - Uzbekistan
Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis var. holstiana Schlesch, 1908 - Pakistan
Distribution for Corbicula thomasi Pallary, 1901 - Algeria
Distribution for Corbicula pequignoti Pallary, 1901 - Algeria
Distribution for Corbicula pequignoti var. mauretanica Pallary, 1901 - Algeria
Distribution for Corbicula pequignoti var. major Pallary, 1901 - Algeria
Distribution for Corbicula fluminalis var. amnicoides Dollfus, 1884 - Belgium
Distribution for Corbicula fischeri Germain, 1907 - Central African Republic
Distribution for Cyrena trigonula S. V. Wood, 1834 - Great Britain
Distribution for Cyrena crassula Mousson, 1854 - Syria
Distribution for Corbicula purpurea Prime, 1864 - Saudi Arabia
Distribution for Corbicula cunningtoni E. A. Smith, 1906 - Victoria, Lake
Alien
Species introduced by man into places out of their natural range of distribution