Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635201
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityColorado River, overpass of CO 340E at Colorado River, N side of Hwy., just south of I-70
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameBig Salt Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000516
HUC12 NameDevils Canyon-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100051615
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month8
Collection Year2004
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 in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUCM 45946
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1 valve


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