Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1188856
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyPike
LocalityMississippi River, Louisiana [Missouri], U.S. Rt. 54 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameThe Sny
HUC8 Number07110004
HUC10 NameNorth Fritz Island-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0711000407
HUC12 NameNoix Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number071100040701
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month7
Collection Year2012
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
CommentsThe town of Louisiana is on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Museum
Museum Cat NumberINHS 43876
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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