Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635167
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAZ
CountyMaricopa
Localitycanal 6 miles north and 3 miles west of Sun City
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAgua Fria
HUC8 Number15070102
HUC10 NameAgua Fria River below Lake Pleasant
HUC10 Number1507010209
HUC12 NameCaterpillar Tank Wash-Agua Fria River
HUC12 Number150701020905
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month6
Collection Year1993
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 38594
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6 whole organism


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