Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50821
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountySanta Cruz
LocalityWaddell Beach, Grayhound Rock at Ano Nuevo Point
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Coastal South
HUC8 Number18050006
HUC10 NameWaddell Creek-Frontal Ano Nuevo Bay
HUC10 Number1805000603
HUC12 NameGazos Creek-Frontal Ano Nuevo Bay
HUC12 Number180500060303
Map
+
Collection Year1967
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
CommentsMuseum catalog number "-" maybe a typo in the source documant.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalLos Angeles Mus.
Museum Cat NumberLACM 67-95
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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