Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID645967
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyZapata
LocalityFalcon Reservoir, at US 277 near Zapata city
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameInternational Falcon Reservoir
HUC8 Number13080003
HUC10 NameArroyo Veleno-Falcon Reservoir
HUC10 Number1308000309
HUC12 NameArroyo Loma Blanca-Falcon Reservoir
HUC12 Number130800030904
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month4
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26944
Author:Howells, R.G.
Date:2003
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from Texas, 1976-2003 (unpublished data).
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commentssource for this record in this dataset: Howells 1996b. Best specimen condition: present. Could not locate US 277.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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