Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1543746
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWA
CountyStevens
LocalitySpokane River, Long Reservoir, at Spokane Lake Campground
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Spokane
HUC8 Number17010307
HUC10 NameDeep Creek-Spokane River
HUC10 Number1701030701
HUC12 NameLong Lake South-Spokane River
HUC12 Number170103070107
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month9
Collection Year2013
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Title:Summary of confirmed historical Corbicula records in Washington (unpublished data).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
CommentsAnalyzed in a water plankton tow sample by microscopy for early detection zebra and quagga mussel monitoring
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCameron Lange
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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