Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1736406
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalitySt. Lawrence River near Becancour, Quebec, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGulf of St. Lawrence - Eastern Scotian Shelf
HUC8 Number32003700
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32411
Author:Castaneda, R.A., E. Cvetanovska, K.M. Hamelin, M.A. Simard, and A. Ricciardi
Date:2018
Title:Distribution, abundance and condition of an invasive bivalve (Corbicula fluminea) along an artificial thermal gradient in the St. Lawrence River
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:13
Issue:3
Pages:379-392
Commentsdensity: 275.9 ± 146.3
Record TypeLiterature


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