Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1543483
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWA
CountyCowlitz
LocalityNorth Fork Lewis River, Merwin Reservoir, at Speelyai Ramp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLewis
HUC8 Number17080002
HUC10 NameLower Lewis River
HUC10 Number1708000206
HUC12 NameMarble Creek-Lewis River
HUC12 Number170800020604
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown | released for food | released bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32869
Author:Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Date:2019
Title:Summary of confirmed historical Corbicula records in Washington (unpublished data).
Publisher:Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
CommentsObserved while conducting visual shoreline survey for early detection zebra and quagga mussel monitoring
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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