Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635295
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
CountryCuba
StateCU
LocalityLenin Park in Havana, Cuba
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month1
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14533
Author:Lee, T., S. Siripattrawan, C.F. Ituarte, and D. Ó Foighil
Date:2005
Title:Invasion of the clonal clams: Corbicula lineages in the New World.
Journal:American Malacological Bulletin
Volume:20
Issue:1/2
Pages:113-122
CommentsCoordinate adjusted to park location from originals in source of 23.102, -82.381.
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 300019
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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