Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1529744
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyZapata
LocalityRio Grande River, Falcon State Park near dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameInternational Falcon Reservoir
HUC8 Number13080003
HUC10 NameArroyo del Tigre Grande-Falcon Reservoir
HUC10 Number1308000310
HUC12 NameArroyo Tinajas-Falcon Reservoir
HUC12 Number130800031011
Map
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Collection Month2
Collection Year1977
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: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
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberHMNS.MAL.002864
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected21


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