Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID889179
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalityMerced River, just above its mouth, [4.3 mi. NE of Newman, 20.5 mi. S of Modesto]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Merced
HUC8 Number18040008
HUC10 NameIngalsbe Slough-Merced River
HUC10 Number1804000808
HUC12 NameJones Drain-Merced River
HUC12 Number180400080803
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month9
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28132
Author:Byrne, C.
Date:2015
Title:Corbicula fluminea collection data from the Ohio State University Museum.
Publisher:Ohio State University Museum of Biodiversity
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalOhio State University Museum of Biological Diversity
Museum Cat NumberOSUM 28958
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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