Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1732354
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountySolano
LocalityUnion Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSuisun Bay
HUC8 Number18050001
HUC10 NameWooden Valley Creek-Frontal Suisun Bay Estuaries
HUC10 Number1805000101
HUC12 NameUnion Creek-Frontal Suisun Bay Estuaries
HUC12 Number180500010107
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month3
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
CommentsMostly half shells observed above the current water elevation on the right bank at the east edge of the RR bridge. Collected 5 half shells and one complete specimen. Can provide samples if needed for identification. Near Fairfield, California on the East side of Vanden Road, approximately 1,000 feet north of Canon Road, upper right bank of Union Creek on the east side of the railroad bridge.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierRussell Huddleston (EPA)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12
Photo
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/17/2024].

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