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Asian clam, Golden Clam, prosperity clam or good luck clam

Corbicula fluminea

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

This clam is not very spectacular, but when is was young all the rivers were that poisend that no clams could live in them anymore and now after a lot of environmental actions thes are back in the rivers of Europe.

Habitat:

fresh water, river

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Corbicula fluminea

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
caldasrafa
not in sweet water!! you must say freshwater
Saarbrigger
Thanks hayesdm. I think you are right. I changed the ID.
Saarbrigger
Emma, you are right. The basket clam does not fit really. I checked it and it looks more like a "fingernail clam (Sphaeriidae)".
HemaShah
nature recovers but in a mutated form?

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