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Corbicula fluminea
(Asian clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID164764
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common NameAsian clam
StateCO
CountyOtero
LocalityPurgatoire River in Picketwire Canyon south of La Junta, CO
HUC8 NamePurgatoire
HUC8 Number11020010
Latitude37.762539
Longitude-103.44527
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day6
Month11 (November)
Year2005
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayunknown
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number17414
AuthorCordiero, J. R., A. P. Olivero, and J. Sovell.
date2007
titleCorbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Sphaeriacea: Corbiculidae) in Colorado.
journalThe Southwestern Naturalist
vol52
issue3
pages424-430
CommentsLocated in the vicinity of Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
Record TypePersonal communication
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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