Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1340803
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateOR
CountyLane
LocalityLong Tom River in Fern Ridge Lake [reservoir W of Eugene]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Willamette
HUC8 Number17090003
HUC10 NameLong Tom River
HUC10 Number1709000301
HUC12 NameFern Ridge Lake-Long Tom River
HUC12 Number170900030107
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29688
Author:Hassett, W., S.M. Bollens, T.D. Counihan, G. Rollwagen-Bollens, J. Zimmerman, and F.E. Emerson.
Date:2017
Title:Veligers of the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in the Columbia River Basin: broadscale distribution, abundance, and ecological associations.
Journal:Lake and Reservoir Management
Volume:33
Issue:3
Pages:234-248
CommentsNo veligers found in a 2014 survey.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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