Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635209
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyDouglas
LocalityChatfield Planting Base [Hatchery]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper South Platte
HUC8 Number10190002
HUC10 NameCity of Lakewood-South Platte River
HUC10 Number1019000209
HUC12 NameDutch Creek-South Platte River
HUC12 Number101900020901
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month6
Collection Year2010
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 47304
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5 valve


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