Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1242887
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyMontgomery
LocalityYadkin River, [Badin Lake], Uwharrie National Forest, ca. 4.5 [air] miles SW [center] of Eldorado, off W side of Forest Road 576, NE of Badin Dam, [Badin Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Yadkin
HUC8 Number03040103
HUC10 NameYadkin River
HUC10 Number0304010306
HUC12 NameBeaverdam Creek-Yadkin River
HUC12 Number030401030605
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month4
Collection Year2000
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 7594
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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