Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1710323
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountySolano
LocalitySuisun Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSuisun Bay
HUC8 Number18050001
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14589
Author:La Rue, S.
Date:1996
Title:Unnatural history: guests become pests as exotic marine life invades state
Publisher:Signon San Diego
CommentsSeveral Asian clams were found by a college biology class in October of 1986
Record TypeLiterature


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