Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID253626
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyBent
LocalityPurgatoire River, Route 101 crossing, 2 mi S and 1 mi E of Las Animas
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePurgatoire
HUC8 Number11020010
HUC10 NameOutlet Purgatorie River
HUC10 Number1102001019
HUC12 NameOutlet Purgatorie River
HUC12 Number110200101904
Map
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Collection Year2007
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
CommentsCoordinates adjusted slightly.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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