Specimen ID | 155486 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Corbicula |
Species | fluminea |
Common Name | basket clam |
State | CT |
County | Middlesex |
Locality | Connecticut River, lower portion at the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company facility in Haddam Neck |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Outlet Connecticut River |
HUC8 Number | 01080205 |
HUC10 Name | Higganum Creek-Connecticut River |
HUC10 Number | 0108020507 |
HUC12 Name | Mill Creek-Connecticut River |
HUC12 Number | 010802050702 |
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Collection Year | 1990 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | unknown |
Status | established |
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. |
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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 |
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Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Specimen Impact | fouling power company facility |