Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50731
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountySan Luis Obispo
LocalityLake Nacimiento, near public campground
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalinas
HUC8 Number18060005
HUC10 NameNacimiento River
HUC10 Number1806000506
HUC12 NameNacimiento Reservoir-Nacimiento River
HUC12 Number180600050610
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1355
Author:Counts III, C.L.
Date:1991
Title:Corbicula (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) Part 1. Catalog of fossil and recent nominal species. Part 2. Compendium of zoogeographic records of North America and Hawaii, 1924-1984.
Journal:Tryonia
Volume:21
Pages:1-134
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSanta Barbara Mus.
Museum Cat NumberSBMNH 33959
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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