Corbicula australis

Little Basket Shells at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Corbicula australis	15 May 2021	trevorpreston
	Corbicula australis	14 May 2021	Tapirlord

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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
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Other Invertebrates Molluscs (Mollusca) Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Corbicula australis Scientific name
Little Basket Shells Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 558.58m Recorded at altitude
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