Is Corbicula fluminalis A japonica?

Corbicula fluminalis, described from the Euphrates River, is one of two living Corbicula species recognized by Morton (1986), who synonymized it with C. japonica, which inhabits freshwaters and estuaries, up to 30 PSU salinity. Corbicula fluminalis has been reported from European waters together with C. fluminea.

What is the environmental impact of Corbicula fluminea?

Corbicula fluminea has a moderate environmental impact in the Great Lakes. In the Great Lakes, C. fluminea may be restricted to southern areas or near outputs of heated effluent due to intolerance of colder temperatures (Mills et al. 1993, Trebitz et al. 2010), potentially reducing their ecological impact.

Is there a Corbicula population in the Illinois River?

A separate clonal population of Corbicula has been reported for one location in the Illinois River (Tiemann et al 2017).

Where does Corbicula live?

Native Range: The genus Corbicula lives in temperate to tropical southern Asia west to the eastern Mediterranean; Africa, except in the Sahara desert; and southeast Asian islands south into central and eastern Australia (Morton 1986). This map only depicts Great Lakes introductions.