Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1418426
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMA
CountyPlymouth
LocalitySampson Pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCape Cod
HUC8 Number01090002
HUC10 NameMattapoisett River-Frontal Buzzards Bay
HUC10 Number0109000203
HUC12 NameWeweantic River
HUC12 Number010900020302
Map
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Collection Year2007
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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