Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1242776
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyEdgecombe
LocalityTown Creek at NC 43, [2.16 air miles SE town of Mercer, Pinetops Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tar
HUC8 Number03020103
HUC10 NameTown Creek
HUC10 Number0302010301
HUC12 NameMiddle Town Creek
HUC12 Number030201030105
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month7
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26632
Author:Bogan, A., and J. Smith.
Date:2013
Title:Corbicula species data.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 31940
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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