Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1711284
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateOH
CountyMahoning
LocalityLake Glacier, Mill Creek Metroparks, Youngstown, Ohio
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMahoning
HUC8 Number05030103
HUC10 NameMill Creek-Mahoning River
HUC10 Number0503010308
HUC12 NameAndersons Run-Mill Creek
HUC12 Number050301030803
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month3
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker gut passage
Statusestablished
CommentsHundreds of Asian Clam shells washed up onto the sandbanks of the Lakes and streams in the park boundaries.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierZachary Felger
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1000
Photo
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/2/2024].

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