Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157210
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityColorado River, in Grand Junction
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameBig Salt Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000516
HUC12 NameMonument Canyon-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100051606
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month4
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsThe clams were clogging irrigation pipes to a housing subdivsion on N side of city.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordcounty
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUSGS-Gainesville
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/20/2024].

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