Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398258
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMI
CountyOakland
LocalityDavis Creek; at Silverside Drive, South Lyon
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron
HUC8 Number04100013
HUC10 NameWoodruff Creek-Huron River
HUC10 Number0410001301
HUC12 NameNovi Lyons Drain-Davis Creek
HUC12 Number041000130108
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month9
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29813
Author:University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula species specimen data (1953-2015).
CommentsCollector or UMMZ identified this specimen as a Corbicula (Form A). For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 300014
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected18


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