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Species Corbicula (Corbicula) fluminea Müller, 1774


Compiler and date details

June 2017 - Burghardt, I.

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

Generic Combinations

 

Introduction

Native to Indo-northwest Pacific but introduced to the Americas and Europe where it can be a serious pest species. Known only from dead shells in Australia collected from central NSW and thus appears not to have established. Dead shells from Maroubra, NSW were the basis of the description of Corbiculina maroubra Iredale,1943. See Ponder et al (2016) for further details.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Known from dead shells collected from Sydney, Newcastle & Kempsey, NSW; Indo-northwest Pacific (east Africa, Japan, Philippines, introduced to Americas & Europe)

Introduced.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Known only as empty shells from beaches at Maroubra, but presumably occuring in the nearby streams.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
21-Oct-2022 BIVALVIA 21-Oct-2022 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
23-Apr-2018 BIVALVIA 21-Oct-2022 MODIFIED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 18-Dec-2013 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 SPHAERIOIDEA 17-Dec-2013 MODIFIED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
12-Feb-2010 (import)