Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1650249
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNM
CountySierra
LocalityRio Grande River between Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte Dam along NM Highway 51 at bridge crossing Rio Grande (1 mi WSW of dam) and up to 0.5 miles downstream from bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCaballo
HUC8 Number13030101
HUC10 NamePalomas Creek-Rio Grande
HUC10 Number1303010102
HUC12 NamePalomas Creek-Rio Grande
HUC12 Number130301010212
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month10
Collection Year1970
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 NumberUTEP:Inv:1614
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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