Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1188905
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyAlexander
LocalityOhio River, 4 mi N Cairo, mouth Cache River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Ohio
HUC8 Number05140206
HUC10 NameRedstone Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514020607
HUC12 NameCity of Cairo-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051402060704
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month9
Collection Year2013
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 45685
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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