Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1187559
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyRandolph
LocalityMississippi River, side channels near mouth of Kaskaskia River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
HUC8 Number07140105
HUC10 NameSaline Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0714010501
HUC12 NameOld River-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number071401050114
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month1
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28337
Author:Cummings, Kevin
Date:2016
Title:Corbicula species locations in the Illinois Natural History Survey collection, 1964-2015.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Museum
Museum Cat NumberINHS 7824
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected23


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