Corbicula australis
Little Basket Shells at Acton, ACT
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| Corbicula australis | trevorpreston | 15 May 2021 | |
| Corbicula australis | Tapirlord | 14 May 2021 |
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User's notes
I think this the first CNM record of any freshwater bivalve from Lake burley griffin, which gives me some faith that some parts of the lake can support underwater life. Shells had been opened and discarded by a water rat.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098786-35.292300
- Altitude 558.6m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 9 May 2021 12:51 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
Collections
- Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Corbicula australis Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Corbicula australis Scientific name
- Little Basket Shells Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 583.66m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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