Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1187793
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTX
CountyGillespie
LocalityPedernales River, 4.5 mi SE Fredericksburg, U.S. Rt. 290
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePedernales
HUC8 Number12090206
HUC10 NameNorth Grape Creek-Pedernales River
HUC10 Number1209020602
HUC12 NameSalt Branch-Pedernales River
HUC12 Number120902060202
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month5
Collection Year1993
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 14474
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected16


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