Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID269551
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalitySt. Lawrence River near Becancour, Quebec, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGulf of St. Lawrence - Eastern Scotian Shelf
HUC8 Number32003700
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24024
Author:Simard, M.A., A. Paquet, C. Jutras, Y. Robitaille, P.U. Blier, R. Courtois, and A.L. Martel
Date:2012
Title:North American range extension of the Asian clam in a St. Lawrence River power station thermal plume.
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:7
Issue:1
Pages:81-89
Reference 2
Ref. Number:32411
Author:Castaneda, R.A., E. Cvetanovska, K.M. Hamelin, M.A. Simard, and A. Ricciardi
Date:2018
Title:Distribution, abundance and condition of an invasive bivalve (Corbicula fluminea) along an artificial thermal gradient in the St. Lawrence River
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:13
Issue:3
Pages:379-392
CommentsCollected in thermal discharge plume of the nuclear power plant Gentilly-2. The mussels survived confined to the plume. However, the population was extirpated when the plant permanently closed in December 2012.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCanadian Museum of Nature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected368/m2
Sizeup to 25 mm


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/4/2024].

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