Specimen Information

Sphaerium corneum
Sphaerium corneum
(European fingernail clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID242265
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusSphaerium
Speciescorneum
Common NameEuropean fingernail clam
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1924
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayshipping solid ballast
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16946
Author:Mackie, G.L.
Date:2000
Title:Ballast water introductions of Mollusca.
Publisher:CRC Press
Pages:219-254
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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