Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1468217
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalityOutside Canal bridge crossing, Volta Road
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla
HUC8 Number18040001
HUC10 NameLower Los Banos Creek
HUC10 Number1804000119
HUC12 NameSan Luis Holding Reservoir
HUC12 Number180400011901
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month8
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31646
Author:Randklev, C.R.
Date:2018
Title:J.C. Britton Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) collection at Texas A&M University.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1355
Author:Counts III, C.L.
Date:1991
Title:Corbicula (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) Part 1. Catalog of fossil and recent nominal species. Part 2. Compendium of zoogeographic records of North America and Hawaii, 1924-1984.
Journal:Tryonia
Volume:21
Pages:1-134
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTexas A&M
Museum Cat NumberTCU 3030
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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