Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50232
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyContra Costa
LocalitySacramento River just north of Pittsburg, CA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSuisun Bay
HUC8 Number18050001
HUC10 NameSuisun Bay
HUC10 Number1805000104
HUC12 NameSuisun Bay
HUC12 Number180500010403
Map
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Collection Year1945
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1642
Author:Hanna, G.D.
Date:1966
Title:Introduced mollusks of western North America.
Journal:Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences
Volume:48
Pages:1-108
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalCA Acad. Sc.(to be assessioned)
VerifierE.P. Chace and John Burch
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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