Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1187036
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWA
CountyFranklin
LocalityPalouse River, from sand bar at mouth of; upstream from Lyons Ferry on the Snake River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePalouse
HUC8 Number17060108
HUC10 NameWillow Creek-Palouse River
HUC10 Number1706010808
HUC12 NamePalouse River
HUC12 Number170601080806
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month9
Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsIdentified to Genus only.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 903692
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8


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