Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1468262
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyAngelina
LocalityAngelina River, Sam Raybum Reservoir, S of Etoile
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Angelina
HUC8 Number12020005
HUC10 NameBayou Carrizo-Angerlina River
HUC10 Number1202000502
HUC12 NameLavaca Creek-Angelina River
HUC12 Number120200050205
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month10
Collection Year1974
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:24000
Author:Britton, J.C., and C.E. Murphy
Date:1977
Title:New records and ecological notes for Corbicula manilensis in Texas.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:91
Issue:1
Pages:20-23
Reference 3
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 1177
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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