Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1188533
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyPope
LocalityBay Creek Ditch, 1.7 mi S Brownfield, just off Bay Rd.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Ohio-Bay
HUC8 Number05140203
HUC10 NameBay Creek
HUC10 Number0514020308
HUC12 NameBay Creek Ditch
HUC12 Number051402030806
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month8
Collection Year2010
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 38558
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected11


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