Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247796
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalitySanta Margarita River, N of Fallbrook, approx. 1 km WSW of junction of De Luz & Sandia roads
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSanta Margarita
HUC8 Number18070302
HUC10 NameSanta Margarita River
HUC10 Number1807030205
HUC12 NameRainbow Creek-Santa Margarita River
HUC12 Number180703020503
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
Collection Year1997
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
Museum Cat NumberLACM 176262
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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