Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID242270
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusSphaerium
Speciescorneum
Common NameEuropean fingernail clam
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityRice Lake, south of Peterborough, Ontario
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOtonabee River
HUC8 Number04270204
HUC10 NameOtonabee River
HUC10 Number0427020400
HUC12 NameOtonabee River
HUC12 Number042702040000
Map
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Collection Year1952
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayshipping solid ballast
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Commentson the Trent-Severn canal system connecting Lakes Huron and Ontario
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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