Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1340794
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateOR
CountyWasco
LocalityColumbia River, 42 km upstream from Bonneville Dam (233 km from mouth of river)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Columbia-Hood
HUC8 Number17070105
HUC10 NameMill Creek-Columbia River
HUC10 Number1707010504
HUC12 NameMurdock-Columbia River
HUC12 Number170701050406
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29688
Author:Hassett, W., S.M. Bollens, T.D. Counihan, G. Rollwagen-Bollens, J. Zimmerman, and F.E. Emerson.
Date:2017
Title:Veligers of the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in the Columbia River Basin: broadscale distribution, abundance, and ecological associations.
Journal:Lake and Reservoir Management
Volume:33
Issue:3
Pages:234-248
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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