Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1187734
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyEffingham
LocalityLake Sara, 3 mi W Effingham
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Wabash
HUC8 Number05120114
HUC10 NameGreen Creek-Little Wabash River
HUC10 Number0512011401
HUC12 NameLake Sara-Blue Point Creek
HUC12 Number051201140108
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month8
Collection Year1991
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 13037
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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