Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409408
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateDE
CountySussex
LocalityNanticoke River, Meadow Branch [Drive], Laurel, Delaware State Route 24 Bridge, below Horsey's Pond spillway [Little Creek]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNanticoke
HUC8 Number02080109
HUC10 NameBroad Creek
HUC10 Number0208010902
HUC12 NameLittle Creek-Broad Creek
HUC12 Number020801090204
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month3
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30082
Author:Callomon, P.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (Philadelphia).
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberANSP 376371
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected38


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