Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1713581
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateOR
CountyDouglas
LocalityTahkenitch Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSiltcoos
HUC8 Number17100207
HUC10 NameSiltcoos River-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1710020701
HUC12 NameTahkenitch Lake-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC12 Number171002070104
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month5
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsLiving and shells found adjacent to Tahkenitch Landing Boat ramp, Siuslaw Nat. Forest. Shells only found at nearby Tahkenitch boat ramp. Also Siuslaw NF. Anecdotal information has them present for more than a decade.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierBruce Hansen (USDA)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50
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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 [5/7/2024].

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