Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1650259
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyZavala
Locality7mi. N on USHwy 83 and 0.8 mi. E on FmRd 1025 from Crystal City, below low water dam at low water crossing of Nueces River (or one of its partial diversions? - see Remarks)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Nueces
HUC8 Number12110103
HUC10 NameSand Creek-Nueces River
HUC10 Number1211010302
HUC12 NameAlligator Slough-Nueces River
HUC12 Number121101030204
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month1
Collection Year1972
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:2513
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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