Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID646239
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyPalo Pinto
LocalityBrazos River, from Possum Kingdom Dam ca 16 km downstream
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Brazos-Palo Pinto
HUC8 Number12060201
HUC10 NameIoni Creek-Brazos River
HUC10 Number1206020107
HUC12 NameLoving Creek-Brazos River
HUC12 Number120602010704
Map
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Collection Year2000
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Title:Corbicula fluminea data from Texas, 1976-2003 (unpublished data).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 2001b. Other field notes: die-off reported. Best specimen condition: present.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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