Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1651392
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMD
CountyHarford
LocalityWebster Village Lake, Havre de Grace
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
HUC10 NameRomney Creek-Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000302
HUC12 NameSwan Creek-Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020600030201
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month7
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released for food | released bait
Statusestablished
CommentsWe dug up the clams in about a 5 foot by 5 foot area and stopped our efforts after collecting 600 in one hour.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100000
Photo
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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