Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635155
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWV
CountyBraxton
LocalityElK River at WV 4, 4.6 miles south of junction of I-79 and WV 4, 0.7 miles south of Glendon
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameElk
HUC8 Number05050007
HUC10 NameMiddle Elk River
HUC10 Number0505000706
HUC12 NameDuck Creek-Elk River
HUC12 Number050500070606
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month7
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34104
Author:Elder, L.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula (Asian clam) data.
Publisher:University of Colorado Museum
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUCM 32397
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1 whole organism


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