Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154118
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyMacon
LocalityOpintlocco Creek (Tallapoosa River Drainage) 4.4 mi E Tuskegee, Co. Rd. 26
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tallapoosa
HUC8 Number03150110
HUC10 NameChewacla Creek
HUC10 Number0315011002
HUC12 NameLower Opintlocco Creek
HUC12 Number031501100205
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month2
Collection Year1987
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Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).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 24549
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8
Specimen Impact8 Live, 8 Soft Parts.


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