Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1418868
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StatePA
CountyMercer
LocalitySandy Lake, near town of Sandy Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Allegheny-Tionesta
HUC8 Number05010003
HUC10 NameSandy Creek
HUC10 Number0501000308
HUC12 NameSandy Creek-Allegheny River
HUC12 Number050100030804
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29261
Author:Butkas, K.J., and M.L. Ostrofsky.
Date:2006
Title:The status of unionid and dreissenid mussels in northwestern Pennsylvania inland lakes
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:120
Issue:3
Pages:106-111
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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