Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1695831
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyHartford
LocalityHockanum River at Martin Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
HUC10 NameHockanum River
HUC10 Number0108020504
HUC12 NameLower Hockanum River
HUC12 Number010802050402
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month6
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker gut passage | released aquarium
Statusunknown
CommentsUpstream of the pedestrian bridge crossing within Martin Park. Clusters of dozens of live organisms and shells were observed along the shoreline.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierMeghan Lally (CT DEEP)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/23/2024].

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