Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635189
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyYuma
LocalitySouth Fork Republican River, at Bonny Reservoir (former), north shore sand beach at picnic area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Republican
HUC8 Number10250003
HUC10 NameBonny Reservoir-South Fork Republican River
HUC10 Number1025000310
HUC12 NameBonny Reservoir
HUC12 Number102500031001
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month6
Collection Year1999
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 43886
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected15 whole


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