Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635196
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyBent
LocalityPurgatoire River, CO 101 crossing, 2 miles south and 1 mile east of Las Animas
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePurgatoire
HUC8 Number11020010
HUC10 NameOutlet Purgatorie River
HUC10 Number1102001019
HUC12 NameOutlet Purgatorie River
HUC12 Number110200101904
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month8
Collection Year2002
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 44817
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1 whole organism


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