Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1468243
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityVirgin River, Lake Mead at Overton Beach, in 10 ft water off shore
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Mead
HUC8 Number15010005
HUC10 NameValley of Fire Wash-Virgin River
HUC10 Number1501000509
HUC12 NameSaint Thomas Wash-Virgin River
HUC12 Number150100050901
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month7
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 3005
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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