Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1650241
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMA
CountyEssex
LocalityMerrimack River, West Newbury, just upstream from mouth of Artichoke River, south bank
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMerrimack River
HUC8 Number01070006
HUC10 NamePowwow River-Merrimack River
HUC10 Number0107000614
HUC12 NameMerrimack River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number010700061404
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month8
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34396
Author:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula species records download (10 June 2020).
Publisher:GBIF Secretariat
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberMCZ 382574
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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