Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635296
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
CountryPanama
StatePanama
LocalityRio Cascajal, a tributary of Rio Cocle del Norte, Panama, 4 km east of the town of Coclecito, CoclC Province, 15 km from the Caribbean Sea
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month5
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker in aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26826
Author:Counts III, C.L., J.R. Villalaz, and J.A. Gomez H.
Date:2003
Title:Occurrence of Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in Panama.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:18
Issue:3
Pages:497-498
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberANSP 410700
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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