Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635159
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMO
CountyCarter
LocalityCurrent River, 1.5 miles southeast of Van Buren
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCurrent
HUC8 Number11010008
HUC10 NameBig Barren Creek-Current River
HUC10 Number1101000806
HUC12 NameChilton Creek-Current River
HUC12 Number110100080603
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month10
Collection Year1987
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 in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUCM 34207
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3 whole organism


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