Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1242883
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyGreene
LocalitySipsey River, [point estimated 1.7 air miles NE Sipsey Mills to 4.5 air miles WSW center Sipsey Mills], [Pleasant Ridge Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSipsey
HUC8 Number03160107
HUC10 NameLower Sipsey Creek-Tombigbee River
HUC10 Number0316010703
HUC12 NameHughes Creek
HUC12 Number031601070306
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month5
Collection Year1999
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 6104
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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