Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1529725
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyJasper
LocalityNeches River, Dam B [town of Dam B on W side of river] below Town Bluff Dam at B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Neches
HUC8 Number12020003
HUC10 NameSandy Creek-Neches River
HUC10 Number1202000302
HUC12 NameSandy Creek-B A Steinhagen Lake
HUC12 Number120200030206
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1958
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
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29704
Author:Howells, R.G., J.B. Wise, A.Y. Karatayev, and L.E. Burlakova.
Date:2004
Title:New “old records” of Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in Texas.
Journal:Ellipsaria
Volume:6
Pages:11
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberHMNS.MAL.033672
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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