Specimen ID | 1548301 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Corbicula |
Species | fluminea |
Common Name | basket clam |
State | MT |
County | Yellowstone |
Locality | Lake Elmo in Billings |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Yellowstone-Pompeys Pillar |
HUC8 Number | 10070007 |
HUC10 Name | Five Mile Creek-Yellowstone River |
HUC10 Number | 1007000704 |
HUC12 Name | Five Mile Creek |
HUC12 Number | 100700070401 |
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Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2019 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released for food | dispersed |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 33363 |
Author: | Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
Date: | 2019 |
Title: | Invasive Asian clams found in Lake Elmo. |
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Comments | Shells only, no live specimens were collected at the time. A follow-up survey was conducted July 15-17, 2019 and collected several live juvenile specimens. In September 2021 the lake was be drained to eradicate live mussels that were later found in 2020. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | several |