Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247771
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityLincoln Park Lake, east Los Angeles
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLos Angeles
HUC8 Number18070105
HUC10 NameLower Los Angeles River
HUC10 Number1807010504
HUC12 NameChavez Ravine-Los Angeles River
HUC12 Number180701050401
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month1
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28641
Author:Groves, L.
Date:2016
Title:Asian clam (Corbicula sp.) records at the  Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol; dry
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1984-283.4, LACM 1984-283.5
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected25 and 8 resp.


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