Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886096
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyGilchrist
LocalitySanta Fe River, at mouth (confluence with Suwannee River)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSanta Fe
HUC8 Number03110206
HUC10 NameCow Creek-Sante Fe River
HUC10 Number0311020607
HUC12 NameDouble Pond
HUC12 Number031102060704
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month10
Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28097
Author:Bass, Jr., D.G., and V.G. Hitt.
Date:1974
Title:Ecological distribution of the introduced Asiatic clam, Corbicula manilensis, in Florida.
Publisher:Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Pages:33 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected327.6/m2 mid-river


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