Varicorbula gibba, the common basket-shell, is a species of bivalve in the family Corbulidae.

The species was originally described in 1792 by the Italian zoologist Giuseppe Olivi under the protonym of Tellina gibba.

[2] Some databases (e.g. SeaLifeBase) continue to classify it under the genus Corbula.

[3] Right and left valve of the same specimen: Varicorbula gibba is a marine species which occurs in Europe in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

The species occurs from sea level to a maximum depth of 25 m (82 ft) on sandbanks and areas rich with detritus.