Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634586
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
CountryMexico
StateMexico
LocalityIrrigation canal, 0.5 mile N of Cerro Prieto, just S of Mexicali, California
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
HUC10 NameMesa Andrade
HUC10 Number1810020411
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Alamo River
HUC12 Number181002041101
Map
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Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33548
Author:Fox, R.O.
Date:1970
Title:Corbicula in Baja California.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:83
Issue:4
Pages:145
CommentsReported as C. manilensis. Live specimens present
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierR.O. Fox, California Academy of Sciences
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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