Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398274
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyRiverside
LocalityCoachella Branch of All American Canal near Mecca
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWhitewater River
HUC8 Number18100201
HUC10 NameLower Whitewater River
HUC10 Number1810020108
HUC12 NameGuadalupe Creek-Whitewater River
HUC12 Number181002010804
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month9
Collection Year1953
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 leana. For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 196931
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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