Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1703726
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCT
CountyHartford
LocalityHockanum River
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 Day11
Collection Month8
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Statusunknown
CommentsLimited visibility (0.5m) within water, could not see river bottom to observe if additional clams were present. Tidal section of river. Location: Empty shells observed on right bank of Hockanum River during an electrofishing survey.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierMeghan Lally (CT DEEP)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected30


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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