Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1691755
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyFairfield
LocalityPequonnock River, within Unity Park, Trumbull, CT
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSaugatuck
HUC8 Number01100006
HUC10 NamePequonnock River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC10 Number0110000603
HUC12 NamePequonnock River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC12 Number011000060301
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month10
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed
Statusunknown
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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