Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1340685
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalityMerced River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Merced
HUC8 Number18040008
HUC10 NameIngalsbe Slough-Merced River
HUC10 Number1804000808
HUC12 NameJones Drain-Merced River
HUC12 Number180400080803
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27309
Author:Brown, L.R., J.K. Thompson, K. Higgins, and L.V. Lucas.
Date:2008
Title:Population density, biomass, and, age-class structure of the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea in rivers of the lower San Joaquin River watershed, California.
Journal:Western North American Naturalist
Volume:67
Issue:4
Pages:572-586
CommentsStation MR3
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierU.S. Geological Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20/m2


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