Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID241308
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateID
CountyOwyhee
LocalitySouth Side Canal, adjacent to the Bruneau River, just S of Bruneau
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBruneau
HUC8 Number17050102
HUC10 NameBruneau Valley-Bruneau River
HUC10 Number1705010217
HUC12 NameWilkins Gulch-Bruneau River
HUC12 Number170501021704
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month10
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsNumerous shells were collected from recent spoil piles from excavated sediments removed from the South Side Canal. The surface of the spoil piles contained ~10 shells (on the surface) per square foot.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/11/2024].

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