Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1400818
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMO
CountySt. Louis
LocalityMeramec River at MDC Times Beach Access, 100 meters below old US Hwy. 44 Bridge along East shore. 2 miles east of Eureka, 16 miles Southwest of St. Louis, St. Louis County Missouri.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMeramec
HUC8 Number07140102
HUC10 NameMeramec River
HUC10 Number0714010210
HUC12 NameHamilton Creek-Meramec River
HUC12 Number071401021001
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month6
Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29849
Author:McMurray, S.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula fluminea in Missouri (unpublished data).
Publisher:Missouri Dept. of Conservation
CommentsL
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMissouri Dept. of Conservation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12


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