Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID162271
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateOR
CountyCoos
LocalityCoos Bay [Coos River]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCoos
HUC8 Number17100304
HUC10 NameCoos Bay-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1710030403
HUC12 NameCoos Bay
HUC12 Number171003040306
Map
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Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13201
Author:Ruiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham, and A.H. Hines
Date:2000
Title:Invasion of coastal marine communities in North America: apparent patterns, processes, and biases
Journal:Annual Review of Ecological Systematics
Volume:31
Pages:481-531
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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