Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1696140
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyHartford
LocalityMattabesset River, upstream of Glen Street, Berlin, CT
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
HUC10 NameMattabesset River
HUC10 Number0108020506
HUC12 NameUpper Mattabesset River
HUC12 Number010802050601
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed current | hitch hiker gut passage
Statusestablished
CommentsObserved during an ambient fish community monitoring effort on 7/15/23 by DEEP WPMD Monitoring staff.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50+


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/10/2024].

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