Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID51548
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNJ
CountyBurlington
LocalityDelaware River, Florence (vicinity of Newbold Island)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCrosswicks-Neshaminy
HUC8 Number02040201
HUC10 NameAssiscunk Creek-Delaware River
HUC10 Number0204020104
HUC12 NameVan Sciver Lake-Delaware River
HUC12 Number020402010404
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30411
Author:Crumb, S.E.
Date:1977
Title:Macrobenthos of the tidal Delaware River between Trenton and Burlington, New Jersey.
Journal:Chesapeake Science
Volume:18
Issue:3
Pages:253-265
Reference 2
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
CommentsWas also found there again in 1972 and 1973 after which the study ended.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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