Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1340815
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyEl Paso
LocalityRio Grande River, at El Paso International Bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRio Grande-Fort Quitman
HUC8 Number13040100
HUC10 NameBowman Lateral-Rio Grande
HUC10 Number1304010001
HUC12 NameAscarate Lake-Rio Grande
HUC12 Number130401000107
Map
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Collection Month3
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29720
Author:Davis, J.R.
Date:1980
Title:Species composition and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in the upper Rio Grande, Texas.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:25
Issue:2
Pages:137-150
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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