Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893074
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyWythe
LocalityCripple Creek, Porter Crossroads at VA 94+
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper New
HUC8 Number05050001
HUC10 NameCripple Creek
HUC10 Number0505000108
HUC12 NameSlate Spring Branch-Cripple Creek
HUC12 Number050500010803
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month6
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28142
Author:Watson, B.
Date:2015
Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).
Publisher:Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
CommentsAbundance = uncommon.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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