Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID51557
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNM
CountyDona Ana
LocalityWest Drain, Radium Springs
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEl Paso-Las Cruces
HUC8 Number13030102
HUC10 NameAlameda Arroyo-Rio Grande
HUC10 Number1303010206
HUC12 NameWagner Canyon-Rio Grande
HUC12 Number130301020601
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1964
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12026
Author:Metcalf, A.L.
Date:1966
Title:Corbicula manilensis in the Mesilla Valley of Texas and New Mexico.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:80
Issue:1
Pages:16-20
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
CommentsMay be a different canal.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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