Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1649551
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNH
CountyMerrimack
LocalityMerrimack River [just N of Hooksett]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMerrimack River
HUC8 Number01070006
HUC10 NameBow Bog Brook-Merrimack River
HUC10 Number0107000603
HUC12 NameBow Bog Brook-Merrimack River
HUC12 Number010700060302
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month10
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34351
Author:Normandeau Associates, Inc.
Date:2012
Title:Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate data collected from the Merrimack River near Merrimack Station during 1972, 1973, and 2011. Technical Report.
Publisher:Normandeau Associates Inc.
Pages:17 pp.
CommentsA dominant component of the benthic fauna. This location is likely influenced by the power station thermal plume just upstream.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierNormandeau Associates Inc.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2024].

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