Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1655277
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWA
CountyWhatcom
LocalityLake Padden [S of Bellingham]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNooksack
HUC8 Number17110004
HUC10 NameWhatcom Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay
HUC10 Number1711000406
HUC12 NameChuckanot Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay
HUC12 Number171100040604
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month11
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released for food
Statusestablished
CommentsAquatic Invasive Species Program staff discovered Asian clams in Lake Padden at the end of 2011. Populations are very well established throughout the lake as of 08/2020.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierCity of Bellingham
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected25
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Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea


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