Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID646296
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyMatagorda
LocalityIrrigation canal on east side of Lower Colorado River Auth. W of Bay City
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number12090302
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
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Title:Corbicula fluminea data from Texas, 1976-2003 (unpublished data).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 2002. Best specimen condition: present.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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