Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156727
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMI
CountyMarquette
LocalityLake Superior in the warmwater effluent of the Upper Peninsula Power Company in Marquette
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13219
Author:Ward, J.L., and J.R. Hodgson
Date:1997
Title:The presence of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula sp., from Lake Superior.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:12
Issue:1
Pages:167-169
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected96/m2
Year Class0
Size3-24 mm


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