Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635163
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMO
CountyJefferson
LocalityMeramec River, 0.25 miles below below Allentown Access and 3.75 miles northwest of House Springs
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig
HUC8 Number07140104
HUC10 NameLower Big River
HUC10 Number0714010404
HUC12 NameBig River
HUC12 Number071401040407
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month11
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34104
Author:Elder, L.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula (Asian clam) data.
Publisher:University of Colorado Museum
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUCM 34281
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1 valve


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