Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243144
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyRussell
LocalityElk Garden Creek at Elk Garden, near VA SR 656 [Route 656], [point estimated 190 feet S of SR 656 crossing at center of city of Elk Garden], [Elk Garden Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia
HUC8 Number06010205
HUC10 NameBig Cedar Creek-Clinch River
HUC10 Number0601020503
HUC12 NameLoop Creek-Elk Garden Creek
HUC12 Number060102050303
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month6
Collection Year1995
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 30047
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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