Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635174
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityHighline Lake, 5 mi northwest of Loma, from swim beach and near boat launch
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameEast Salt Creek
HUC10 Number1401000518
HUC12 NameHighline Reservoir
HUC12 Number140100051806
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month6
Collection Year1995
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 40409
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4 whole organism


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