Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155866
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNJ
CountySomerset
Localityunnamed tributary to Raritan River, Rt 527 (Main St)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaritan
HUC8 Number02030105
HUC10 NameRaritan River
HUC10 Number0203010505
HUC12 NameMile Run-Raritan River
HUC12 Number020301050504
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month10
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24059
Author:Poretti, Victor.
Date:2002
Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, surveys in New Jersey, 1984-2000 (unpublished data).
Publisher:New Jersey Dept. of Env. Protection
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24049
Author:Poretti, Victor.
Date:2008
Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, surveys in New Jersey, 1971-2002 (unpublished data).
Publisher:New Jersey Dept. of Env. Protection
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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