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Corbicula kirkii Prime, 1864
1289184 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1289184)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 66-67, text-figure 12 [details]
page(s): 66-67, text-figure 12 [details]
Type locality contained in Mozambique
, Note Type in USNM, Figured by Connolly (1925).
type locality contained in Mozambique [details]
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Type material Type in USNM, Figured by Connolly (1925). [details]
Etymology Named for John Kirk, M.D., the medical officer and naturalist of the British Zambesi Expedition.
Etymology Named for John Kirk, M.D., the medical officer and naturalist of the British Zambesi Expedition. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Corbicula kirkii Prime, 1864. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289184 on 2025-09-10
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Prime, T. (1864-1867). Notes on species of the family Corbiculadae, with figures. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 8(3): 57-92 [June 1864]; 8(6): 213-237 [April 1866]; 8: 414-418 [1867]. New York., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022305
page(s): 66-67, text-figure 12 [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105-220, pl. 4-8. Cape Town. [March].
page(s): 214 [details]
source of synonymy Daget J. (1998). <i>Catalogue raisonné des mollusques bivalves d'eau douce africains</i>. 329 pp. Leiden: Backhuys / Paris: Editions de l'ORSTOM. , available online at http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers14-12/010016420.pdf
page(s): 168 [details]
page(s): 66-67, text-figure 12 [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105-220, pl. 4-8. Cape Town. [March].
page(s): 214 [details]
source of synonymy Daget J. (1998). <i>Catalogue raisonné des mollusques bivalves d'eau douce africains</i>. 329 pp. Leiden: Backhuys / Paris: Editions de l'ORSTOM. , available online at http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers14-12/010016420.pdf
page(s): 168 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for John Kirk, M.D., the medical officer and naturalist of the British Zambesi Expedition. [details]Type material Type in USNM, Figured by Connolly (1925). [details]
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