Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID272082
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNY
CountyNiagara
LocalityErie Canal at Middleport
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOak Orchard-Twelvemile
HUC8 Number04130001
HUC10 NameJohnson Creek
HUC10 Number0413000105
HUC12 NameJeddo Creek
HUC12 Number041300010501
Map
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Collection Month2
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19508
Author:Stewart, Kenton.
Date:1998
Title:Corbicula in the NYS Erie Canal.
Journal:Dreissena!
Volume:9 Summer
Issue:2
Pages:p 4
CommentsMany empty shell observed. Few live specimens.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1-2


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