Potamocorbula is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Erodoninae of the family Corbulidae in the order Myida.[1]

Potamocorbula
Potamocorbula laevis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Superfamily: Myoidea
Family: Corbulidae
Genus: Potamocorbula
Habe, 1955
Species

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Species

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The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

Synonyms
  • Potamocorbula abbreviata (Preston, 1907): synonym of Indosphenia abbreviata (Preston, 1907)
  • Potamocorbula chilkaensis (Preston, 1911): synonym of Indosphenia abbreviata chilkaensis (Preston, 1911)

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Potamocorbula Habe, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397174 on 2022-02-07
  • Habe, T. (1955). Fauna of Akkeshi Bay. 21. Pelecypoda and Scaphopoda. Publications from the Akkeshi Marine Biological Station 4: 1-31, pls 1–7.
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