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Mericella corbicula | |
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Mericella corbicula (Dall, 1908) | |
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Cancellaria corbiculaDall, 1908 |
Mericella corbicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]
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Corbicula fluminea is a species of freshwater clam native to eastern Asia which has become a successful invasive species throughout North America, South America, and Europe. C. fluminea is commonly known in the west as the Asian clam or Asiatic clam. In Southeast Asia, C. fluminea is known as the golden clam, prosperity clam, pygmy clam, or good luck clam.
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 (jaechup-guk).
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Daphnella corbicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Mericella bozzettii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Mericella gerda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Mericella jucunda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Mericella santa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Mericella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Vexillum (Costellaria) (Costellaria) corbicula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Diodora corbicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Cyrenidae is a family of clams in the order Venerida.