Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154122
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyMcLean
LocalityHenline Creek (Mackinaw River Drainage) 4 mi NW Colfax, Co. Rd. 2150N
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMackinaw
HUC8 Number07130004
HUC10 NameBuck Creek-Mackinaw River
HUC10 Number0713000403
HUC12 NamePatten Creek-Mackinaw River
HUC12 Number071300040301
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month7
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24058
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2002
Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Cat NumberINHS 24660
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8
Specimen Impact>100 Live, 8 Soft Parts.


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