Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243101
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyJohnston
LocalityWhite Oak Creek, on sandbar on downstream side of crossing of NC 42, washed out from Hurricane Floyd, [point estimated 2.48 air miles NE center Drug Store], [Edmondson Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Neuse
HUC8 Number03020201
HUC10 NameSwift Creek
HUC10 Number0302020110
HUC12 NameWhiteoak Creek
HUC12 Number030202011003
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month10
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 29099
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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