Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635181
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyArapahoe
LocalityCherry Creek Reservoir, SW of boat ramp on south shore, SE Denver
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle South Platte-Cherry Creek
HUC8 Number10190003
HUC10 NameCherry Creek-South Platte River
HUC10 Number1019000303
HUC12 NameCherry Creek Lake-Cherry Creek
HUC12 Number101900030303
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month10
Collection Year1991
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 41066
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5 whole organism


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