Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1428748
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateLA
CountyWashington
LocalityPearl River, below Highway 10 crossing in Bogalusa
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Pearl
HUC8 Number03180004
HUC10 NameBogue Lusa Creek-Pearl River
HUC10 Number0318000406
HUC12 NameChinquapin Creek-Pearl River
HUC12 Number031800040607
Map
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Collection Year1963
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12213
Author:Gunning, G.E., and R.D. Suttkus
Date:1966
Title:Occurrence and distribution of Asiatic clam, Corbicula leana, in Pearl River, Louisiana.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:79
Issue:4
Pages:113-116
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected134
Size6.0-23.5


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