Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1543846
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWA
CountyWhatcom
LocalityLake Whatcom, at Bloedal-Donovan Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNooksack
HUC8 Number17110004
HUC10 NameWhatcom Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay
HUC10 Number1711000406
HUC12 NameUpper Whatcom Creek
HUC12 Number171100040602
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month9
Collection Year2017
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Title:Summary of confirmed historical Corbicula records in Washington (unpublished data).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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