Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID164764
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyOtero
LocalityPurgatoire River in Picketwire Canyon south of La Junta, CO
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePurgatoire
HUC8 Number11020010
HUC10 NameJack Canyon-Purgatorie River
HUC10 Number1102001018
HUC12 NameVose Canyon-Purgatorie River
HUC12 Number110200101806
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month11
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17414
Author:Cordeiro, J.R., A.P. Olivero, and J. Sovell
Date:2007
Title:Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Sphaeriacea: Corbiculidae) in Colorado.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:52
Issue:3
Pages:424-430
CommentsLocated in the vicinity of Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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