Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1187031
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateSC
CountyBerkeley
LocalityWest Branch Cooper River, at Lake Moultrie, at Pinopolis
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCooper
HUC8 Number03050201
HUC10 NameLake Moultrie
HUC10 Number0305020101
HUC12 NameLake Moultrie
HUC12 Number030502010101
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month7
Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsVouchered as C. leana. Collector name unknown.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 827295
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected~10


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