Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1418423
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMA
CountyWorcester
LocalityQuinebaug River, at East Brimfield Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameQuinebaug River
HUC8 Number01100001
HUC10 NameUpper Quinebaug River
HUC10 Number0110000101
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Quinebaug River
HUC12 Number011000010102
Map
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Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30419
Author:Colwell, H., J. Ryder, R. Nuzzo, M. Reardon, R. Holland, and W.H. Wong.
Date:2017
Title:Invasive Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) recorded from 2001 to 2016 in Massachusetts, USA
Journal:Management of Biological Invasions
Volume:8
Issue:4
Pages:507-515
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMassachusetts Dept. Conservation and Recreation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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