Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155486
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityConnecticut River, lower portion at the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company facility in Haddam Neck
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
HUC10 NameHigganum Creek-Connecticut River
HUC10 Number0108020507
HUC12 NameMill Creek-Connecticut River
HUC12 Number010802050702
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13203
Author:Balcom, N.C.
Date:1994
Title:Aquatic immigrants of the Northeast No. 4: Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea.
Publisher:Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, University of Connecticut.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:23275
Author:Morgan, D.E., M. Keser, J.T. Swenarton, and J.F. Foertch
Date:2003
Title:Population dynamics of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea (Muller) in the lower Connecticut River: establishing a foothold in New England.
Journal:Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume:22
Issue:1
Pages:193-203
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impactfouling power company facility


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