Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1529710
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyLamar
LocalityNorth Sulphur River, at Hwy. 19
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSulphur Headwaters
HUC8 Number11140301
HUC10 NameNorth Sulphur River
HUC10 Number1114030103
HUC12 NameMallory Creek-North Sulphur River
HUC12 Number111403010308
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31529
Author:Petway, T.
Date:2018
Title:Corbicula (Asian clam) data from the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Publisher:Houston Museum of Natural Science
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberHMNS.MAL.033092
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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