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freshwater · fauna

Invasive freshwater clam

Corbicula fluminea

Also known as Gold clam, Freshwater gold clam, Asian clam

Asian freshwater clam right valve, showing the strongly ribbed shell and rounded-triangular outline; specimen length 2.4 cm.
Asian freshwater clam right valve, showing the strongly ribbed shell and rounded-triangular outline; specimen length 2.4 cm. H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

What

Invasive freshwater species threatening aquatic ecosystems.

Why

Invasive freshwater species threatening aquatic ecosystems.

Where

Not established in this record.

Established knowledge

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57% reference coverage — not scientific certainty or ecological progress
  • Identification
  • NZ status
  • Ecological impact
  • Sources

Open knowledge

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  • Distribution
  • Visual clues
  • Regional intelligence
Sources & credits
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Field observations

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No field observations are published for this Target.

Commentary

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No commentary is published for this Target.

Questions and Missions

What can the sources tell us, and what still needs evidence? Explore dossier discoveries and research questions to understand this Target. Research leads identify knowledge gaps; they are not field assignments.

Explore Missions and Hunt mode for Invasive freshwater clam
  • Where is its range expanding?Research question · evidence needed

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Asian freshwater clam right valve, showing the strongly ribbed shell and rounded-triangular outline; specimen length 2.4 cm.

Invasive freshwater clam — The Hit List — NZ Ex Games

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