Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID646314
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyLive Oak
LocalityNueces River, at Lake Corpus Christi, at SH 888
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Nueces
HUC8 Number12110111
HUC10 NamePenitas Creek-Lake Corpus Christi
HUC10 Number1211011106
HUC12 NameBeldon Hollow-Lake Corpus Christi
HUC12 Number121101110603
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month5
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Title:Corbicula fluminea data from Texas, 1976-2003 (unpublished data).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 1999. Best specimen condition: long dead.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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