Asian Clam

Scientific name: Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Common names: Asian clam, Asiatic clam

Native To: Southern and eastern Asia and Africa

Date of U.S. Introduction: First discovered in 1938 in Washington State

Images: Google

Means of Introduction: Possibly imported as a food source and subsequently released

Impact: Reproduces in large colonies that can clog waterways and pipes

Current U.S. Distribution: Widespread throughout freshwater and some estuarine habitats in the U.S.

• NAS Database map

Management Plans: Aquatic Species

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Corbicula fluminea
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Corbicula fluminea Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Corbiculidae - Zebra Mussel Information System
DOD. USACE. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat

Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea - Nonindigenous Species Information Bulletin (May 2001; PDF | 374 KB)
DOI. USGS. Florida Caribbean Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Corbicula fluminea - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Special Note: Distribution by county

Aquatic Invasive Species: Asiatic Clam (Apr 2009; PDF | 318 KB)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Clam: An Exotic Aquatic Species (PDF | 128 KB)
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Lakes and Ponds Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Freshwater Aquatic Invasive Species in Rhode Island: Asian Clam (Sep 2010; PDF | 910 KB)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Office of Water Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) - 2010 Utah Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan (PDF | 671 KB)
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Clam - Literature Review (PDF | 100 KB)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) at Lake Tahoe
University of California - Davis. Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Asian clam - Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest
University of Illinois. Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability. Illinois Natural History Survey.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat

Asian Clam - Exotic Aquatics on the Move
National Sea Grant Network and Geographic Education Alliances.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Asian Clam - Aquatic Invasive Species of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Sea Grant and Penn State Erie - The Behrend College.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Corbicula fluminea - Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (Jan 2008; PDF | 194 KB)
European Commission. Sixth Framework Programme.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Clam
National Biodiversity Data Centre (Ireland). National Invasive Species Database.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam - Invasive Alien Species in Northern Ireland
National Museums Northern Ireland (United Kingdom).
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Corbicula fluminea (mollusc) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Organizations

Exotic Invasive Species: Asian Clam
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (Louisiana).
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Asian Clams - Lake George Fact Sheet No. 53 (Aug 2010; PDF | 144 KB)
Fund for Lake George (New York).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Clam
Lake George Association (New York).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Clams Found in Owasco Lake
Owasco Watershed Network (New York).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Imapcts; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Contacts

Asian Clam (PDF | 902 KB)
Tahoe Resource Conservation District (California).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls