Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1400880
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMO
CountyMcDonald
LocalityElk River above and below the hwy 43 bridge at the MDC'S Cowskin Public Access. Samples were taken along the left edge of stream, upstream from bridge and along the right side of the channel.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameElk
HUC8 Number11070208
HUC10 NameLower Elk River-Lake O' The Cherokees
HUC10 Number1107020805
HUC12 NameBlackfoot Branch-Elk River
HUC12 Number110702080505
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year1995
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Missouri (unpublished data).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
CommentsF
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMissouri Dept. of Conservation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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