Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID52059
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyVal Verde
LocalityPecos River, confluence with Rio Grande
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAmistad Reservoir
HUC8 Number13040212
HUC10 NameRio Grande-Amistad Reservoir
HUC10 Number1304021214
HUC12 NameSeminole Canyon-Amistad Reservoir
HUC12 Number130402121401
Map
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Collection Year1979
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 TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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