Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635208
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyOuray
LocalityUncompahgre River, at Ridgway Reservoir, Ridgway State Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUncompahgre
HUC8 Number14020006
HUC10 NameUpper Uncompahgre River
HUC10 Number1402000602
HUC12 NameRidgeway Reservoir-Uncompahgre River
HUC12 Number140200060209
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year2009
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 47303
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2 valve


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