Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1187979
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyIroquois
LocalityBeaver Creek, 1 mi NW Papineau, Rt. 1 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIroquois
HUC8 Number07120002
HUC10 NameBeaver Creek
HUC10 Number0712000213
HUC12 NameBeaver Creek
HUC12 Number071200021308
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month9
Collection Year1996
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 19381
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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