Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID253619
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityHighline Lake, Ute Base Line, NW of Loma
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameEast Salt Creek
HUC10 Number1401000518
HUC12 NameLower East Salt Creek
HUC12 Number140100051807
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
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:23947
Author:Kreiser, B.R., and J.B. Mitton
Date:1995
Title:The evolution of cold tolerance in Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae).
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:109
Issue:4
Pages:111-112
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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