Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1695893
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyTolland
LocalityHockanum River, upstream of Dart Hill Road.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
HUC10 NameHockanum River
HUC10 Number0108020504
HUC12 NameUpper Hockanum River
HUC12 Number010802050401
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month7
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker gut passage | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsObserved during a fish community survey
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 [4/18/2024].

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