Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID253632
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityWhitewater Creek, 7 mi SE of Grand Junction at Hwy 50 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Gunnison
HUC8 Number14020005
HUC10 NameKannah Creek-Gunnison River
HUC10 Number1402000507
HUC12 NameWhitewater Creek
HUC12 Number140200050706
Map
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Collection Year2003
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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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