Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1421463
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIN
CountyLake
LocalityLake Michigan, Indiana Harbor Canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month5
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30785
Author:Harris, B.
Date:2017
Title:Collection data on non-native aquatic species in Lake Michigan
Publisher:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Green Bay Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Reference 2
Ref. Number:32490
Author:Smith, B.J., B.S. Harris, T.J. Harris, L.A. LaBudde, and C. Hayer.
Date:2018
Title:A lakewide survey of Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) distribution at warmwater discharges in Lake Michigan.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:44
Issue:4
Pages:798-804
CommentsLikely a warm water effluent plume.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/15/2024].

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