Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1649548
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateHI
CountyHawaii
LocalityHawaiian Archipelago; Hawaii; South Kohala; Waipio; Waipio Valley; Wailoa River [Stream?]; upstream of Kawashima taro field
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number20010000
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month3
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released for food
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34274
Author:Yeung, N.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam) in Hawaii.
Publisher:Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
CommentsWater body is likely Wailoa Stream, not Wailoa River. South Kohala is not near the Wailoa River.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberBPBM 262083
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7
Number Preserved7


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