Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID646058
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyBrewster
LocalityRio Grande, river at Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Bend
HUC8 Number13040205
HUC10 NameHeath Creek-Rio Grande
HUC10 Number1304020524
HUC12 NameErnst Ridge-Rio Grande
HUC12 Number130402052404
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month4
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26944
Author:Howells, R.G.
Date:2003
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from Texas, 1976-2003 (unpublished data).
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commentssource for this record in this dataset: Howells 2001a. Other field notes: 29-10-34N, 102-57-11W. Best specimen condition: dead.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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