Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398243
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountySan Mateo
LocalityUpper Crystal Springs Reservoir, SFPUC Station 12
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
HUC10 NameSan Mateo Creek-Frontal San Francisco Bay Estuaries
HUC10 Number1805000409
HUC12 NameSan Mateo Creek Frontal San Francisco Bay Estuaries
HUC12 Number180500040901
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month8
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29813
Author:University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula species specimen data (1953-2015).
CommentsCollector or UMMZ identified this specimen as a Corbicula (Form A). For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 300015
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected30


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