Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1541378
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateLA
CountyLafayette
LocalityVermillion River, near I-10 in Lafayette
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameVermilion
HUC8 Number08080103
HUC10 NameUpper Vermilion River
HUC10 Number0808010301
HUC12 NameFrancois Coulee-Vermilion River
HUC12 Number080801030105
Map
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Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32633
Author:Belanger, S.E.
Date:1991
Title:The effect of dissolved oxygen, sediment, and sewage treatment plant discharges upon growth, survival and density of Asiatic clams.
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:218
Pages:113-126
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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