Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1247759
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyButte
LocalityFeather River, just SE of Thermalito Afterbay, approx. 5 mi. SW of Oroville
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHoncut Headwaters-Lower Feather
HUC8 Number18020159
HUC10 NameUpper Feather River
HUC10 Number1802015902
HUC12 NameThermalito Afterbay
HUC12 Number180201590201
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month7
Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28641
Author:Groves, L.
Date:2016
Title:Asian clam (Corbicula sp.) records at the  Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
CommentsDrift shells.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1968-386.1
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected17


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