Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID272374
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLake Superior, Duluth Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19520
Author:Trebitz, A.S., C.W. West, J.C. Hoffman, J.R. Kelly, G.S. Peterson, and I.A. Grigorovich
Date:2010
Title:Status of non-indigenous benthic invertebrates in the Duluth-Superior Harbor and the role of sampling methods in their detection.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:36
Issue:4
Pages:747-756
Commentsoccurred at only 3 stations in St. Louis and Superior Bays but in high abundance (>150) at one.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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