Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID274063
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMI
CountySt. Clair
LocalitySt. Clair River, 4 km N of Marine City, just below a power plant
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Clair
HUC8 Number04090001
HUC10 Name0409000100
HUC10 Number0409000105
HUC12 Name040900010000
HUC12 Number040900010504
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month10
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12239
Author:French III, J.P.R., and D.W. Schloesser
Date:1996
Title:Distribution and winter survival health of Asian clams, Corbicula fluminea, in the St. Clair River, Michigan.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:11
Issue:2
Pages:183-192
CommentsWarm water effluent plume population. Some were surviving 10 km downstream in cold water.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classjuvenile and adult


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