Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID253612
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyBent
LocalityArkansas River at pools below John Martin Reservoir, S of Hasty Lake near Caddoa
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir
HUC8 Number11020009
HUC10 NameDry Creek-Arkansas River
HUC10 Number1102000910
HUC12 NameProwers Arroyo
HUC12 Number110200091001
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17414
Author:Cordeiro, J.R., A.P. Olivero, and J. Sovell
Date:2007
Title:Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Sphaeriacea: Corbiculidae) in Colorado.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:52
Issue:3
Pages:424-430
Reference 2
Ref. Number:23948
Author:Cordeiro, J.R.
Date:1999
Title:Distribution and habitat of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Unionidae) in Colorado.
Journal:Natural History Inventory of Colorado
Volume:19
Pages:1-56
Reference 3
Ref. Number:23949
Author:Cordeiro, J.R., and S. MacWilliams
Date:1999
Title:Occurrence of the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea (Muller, 1774) (Bivalvia; Sphaeriacea; Corbiculidae) in Colorado
Journal:The Veliger
Volume:42
Pages:278-280
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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