Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID51585
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyMontgomery
LocalityLittle River, near mouth of small tributary at (Tom)Town Creek Indian Mound
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Pee Dee
HUC8 Number03040104
HUC10 NameLittle River
HUC10 Number0304010404
HUC12 NameBig Town Creek-Little River
HUC12 Number030401040402
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month11
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1355
Author:Counts III, C.L.
Date:1991
Title:Corbicula (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) Part 1. Catalog of fossil and recent nominal species. Part 2. Compendium of zoogeographic records of North America and Hawaii, 1924-1984.
Journal:Tryonia
Volume:21
Pages:1-134
CommentsSource indicates "Tom" Creek Indian Mound, unable to find this. Did find "Town Creek Indian Mound" near Little River in correct county.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalN. Carolina Mus.
Museum Cat NumberNCSM P211
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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