Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635146
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMO
CountySt. Louis
LocalityMeramec River, 1 mi above I-44 bridge, 1.5 mi east of Eureka
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMeramec
HUC8 Number07140102
HUC10 NameMeramec River
HUC10 Number0714010210
HUC12 NameHamilton Creek-Meramec River
HUC12 Number071401021001
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month10
Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34104
Author:Elder, L.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula (Asian clam) data.
Publisher:University of Colorado Museum
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUCM 31799
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2 whole organism


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