Specimen Information

Sphaerium corneum
Sphaerium corneum
(European fingernail clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID279563
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusSphaerium
Speciescorneum
Common NameEuropean fingernail clam
StateNY
CountySt. Lawrence
LocalitySt. Lawrence River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHeadwaters St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290001
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16939
Author:Herrington, H.B.
Date:1962
Title:A revision of the Sphaeriidae of North America (Mollusca: Pelecypoda).
Publisher:Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
Volume:Miscellaneous Publications 118.
Pages:74 pp 7 plates
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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