Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154705
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLoudoun
LocalityGoose Creek, near Middleburg
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Catoctin
HUC8 Number02070008
HUC10 NameUpper Goose Creek
HUC10 Number0207000805
HUC12 NameWancopin Creek-Goose Creek
HUC12 Number020700080505
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13127
Author:Hakenkamp, C.C., and M.A. Palmer
Date:1999
Title:Introduced bivalves in freshwater ecosystems: the impact of Corbicula on organic matter dynamics in a sandy stream.
Journal:Oecologia
Volume:119
Pages:445-451
CommentsApprox. coordinates found in Palmer, M.A. 1990. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 9(1):17-25.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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