Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID279567
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
CountryCanada
StateBC
Localityunspecified water body in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePuget Trough/Georgia Basin
HUC8 Number32505600
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month2
Collection Year1924
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23847
Author:Counts III, C.L.
Date:1981
Title:Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Sphaeriacea) in British Columbia.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:95
Issue:1
Pages:12-13
CommentsBased on empty shells only. Found "Dead on beach." There is no record of living specimens at the site at that time. May have simply been discarded there by fishermen.
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 363020
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6 valves


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