Caryocorbula Explained

Caryocorbula is a genus of saltwater clams belonging to the Corbulidae family, classified as marine bivalve molluscs.:^[1] This genus is often referred to as corbula and serracorbula instead of caryocorbula.^[2]

Species

Species in this genus, as listed by the World Registry of Marine Species, include^[2]

• Caryocorbula amethystina Olsson, 1961
• Caryocorbula biradiata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
• Caryocorbula chittyana C. B. Adams, 1852
• Caryocorbula colimensis Coan, 2002
• Caryocorbula contracta Say, 1822
• Caryocorbula ira Dall, 1908
• Caryocorbula lavalleana d'Orbigny, 1853
• Caryocorbula luteola Carpenter, 1864
• Caryocorbula marmorata Hinds, 1843
• Caryocorbula nasuta G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
• Caryocorbula otra Coan, 2002
• Caryocorbula ovulata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
• Caryocorbula porcella Dall, 1916
• Caryocorbula swiftiana C. B. Adams, 1852
• Caryocorbula caribaea d'Orbigny, 1853
• Caryocorbula cymella Dall, 1881
• Caryocorbula dietziana C. B. Adams, 1852

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Caryocorbula. 2020-12-08. www.itis.gov.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Caryocorbula J. Gardner, 1926. 2020-12-08. www.marinespecies.org.