Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1650194
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyNew London
LocalityConnecticut River, Haddam Neck, Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Station discharge Canal (sites 1-4 see map in Acc. file)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLong Island Sound
HUC8 Number02030203
HUC10 NameLong Island Sound
HUC10 Number0203020300
HUC12 NameLong Island Sound Deep
HUC12 Number020302030000
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month11
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34396
Author:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula species records download (10 June 2020).
Publisher:GBIF Secretariat
CommentsCoordinates provided may not be accurate based on locality.
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberMCZ 302499
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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