Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1396342
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateSC
CountyBarnwell
LocalityMeyers Branch [~20 mi S of Aitkin]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Savannah
HUC8 Number03060106
HUC10 NameSteel Creek-Savannah River
HUC10 Number0306010608
HUC12 NameSteel Creek
HUC12 Number030601060804
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9096
Author:Leff, L.G., J.L. Burch, and J.V. McArthur
Date:1990
Title:Spatial distribution, seston removal, and potential competitive interactions of the bivalves Corbicula fluminea and Elliptio complanata, in a coastal plain stream.
Journal:Freshwater Biology
Volume:24
Pages:409-416
CommentsWere not seen in this water body during a 1979 survey.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1300/m2


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