Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435920
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNM
CountyGuadalupe
LocalityPecos River, about 10 mi. S of Santa Rosa, on State Rt. 91, at bridge, Puerto de Luna
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePecos Headwaters
HUC8 Number13060001
HUC10 NameLake Sumner-Pecos River
HUC10 Number1306000113
HUC12 NamePuerto Creek-Pecos River
HUC12 Number130600011303
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month6
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30951
Author:Gerber, Jochen.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula records from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalField Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberFMNH 362116
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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