Corbicula fluminea

Asian Clam

A small invasive freshwater clam represented historically in the Freshwater Lake and Lakeshore, where it filtered plankton and suspended particles before disappearing from the system.

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Identity & Origin +

Common Name: Asian Clam
Scientific Name: Corbicula fluminea
Realm: Freshwater
Biome: Freshwater Lake, Lakeshore
Date First Introduced: November 12, 2022

Population Dynamics +

Current Estimated Population: 0
Population Status: Extirpated
Date Last Observed: November 02, 2025

Section Notes

Asian clams were added as a filter-feeding layer and later checked during organism-loss review. The profile remains extirpated with no current filtering pressure represented.

Trophic Ecology +

Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Feeding Niche / Method: Filter Feeder
Dietary Inputs: suspended algae
Known Predators: possibly the slough crayfish if the opportunity occurs

Section Notes

Trophic classification is Primary Consumer. Food-web role: freshwater filter-feeding bivalve. Feeding method: filters suspended algae, microbes, and fine organic particles from the water column.

Environmental Tolerances +

Life Cycle & Reproduction +

System Reproduction Status: No Signs of Breeding
Growth Rate: Slow

Section Notes

It's unknown at this point if this species is reproducing. They have the ability to physically in miniBIOTA however, no offspring have been observed.

Ecological Role & Symbiosis +

Freshwater

A wet edge habitat where water, roots, glass, mud, and plant cover let aquatic and terrestrial organisms overlap.

Freshwater

A still freshwater habitat where submerged plants, tiny grazers, shrimp, snails, and crayfish are rebuilding the lake's food web after fish pressure changed.

Asian Clam

Section Notes

Section Notes

Classification Pending

Section Notes

Biomes This Species Lives In

Lakeshore

Freshwater Lake

Moved Systems Reconnect While Organism Losses Are Checked

Clams Begin Clearing the Water While Mud Crabs Interfere

Clams Added to Filter the Plankton Bloom

Asian Clam

Biomes This Species Lives In

Moved Systems Reconnect While Organism Losses Are Checked

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