Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1692280
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyDenver
LocalitySouth Platte River, just upstream of Highway 70
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle South Platte-Cherry Creek
HUC8 Number10190003
HUC10 NameCherry Creek-South Platte River
HUC10 Number1019000303
HUC12 NameCherry Creek-South Platte River
HUC12 Number101900030304
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month9
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsBioblitz conducted for Colorado State University SPUR campus and collected what was identified as (7) Asian clams. We saw many more than were collected.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierC. Morningstar, USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected>7
Photo
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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