Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635444
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateHI
CountyHonolulu
LocalityKamo'oali'i Stream adjacent to Keneke Street, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOahu
HUC8 Number20060000
HUC10 NameWindward Oahu
HUC10 Number2006000002
HUC12 NameHeeia Stream-Kaneohe Stream
HUC12 Number200600000205
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month9
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34247
Author:Burch, T.A.
Date:1995
Title:Corbicula fluminea Müller (Mollusca:Bivalvia) established on Oahu.
Journal:Bishop Museum Occasional Papers
Volume:42
Pages:58
Reference 2
Ref. Number:34274
Author:Yeung, N.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam) in Hawaii.
Publisher:Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
CommentsSpelling of stream and street names were corrected by USGS.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberBPBM 250462
VerifierBurch
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1 live
Year Classjuvenile
Number of Juveniles1


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