Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398253
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyKern
LocalityKern River, Democrat Hot Springs
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine
HUC8 Number18030003
HUC10 NameCottonwood Creek-Kern River
HUC10 Number1803000301
HUC12 NameLucas Creek-Kern River
HUC12 Number180300030107
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month1
Collection Year1974
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 manilensis. For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 248089
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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