Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1702980
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountySedgwick
LocalityCottonwood Creek
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle South Platte-Sterling
HUC8 Number10190012
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day11
Collection Month11
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Statusunknown
CommentsI can across a whole clam about 40mm to 45mm in size while hunting and found a half shell about 15mm to 20mm on the dam.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [7/26/2024].

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