Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1468127
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMN
CountyGoodhue
LocalityMississippi River, NSP Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. 1.5 mi upstream of US Lock and Dam #3.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRush-Vermillion
HUC8 Number07040001
HUC10 NameBig River-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0704000101
HUC12 NameLock and Dam No. 3-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070400010102
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month1
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31645
Author:Anonymous
Date:2018
Title:Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) data from the JF Bell Museum
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved at JF Bell Museum
Museum Cat NumberJFBM 4304
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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