Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243071
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyUnion
LocalityGoose Creek, just above Brief Road (SR 1547), about 2.0 miles East of NC 601 junction, [ca. 13.5 air miles NNE center Monroe], [Midland Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRocky
HUC8 Number03040105
HUC10 NameLower Rocky River
HUC10 Number0304010507
HUC12 NameGoose Creek
HUC12 Number030401050701
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
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 29006
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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