Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243146
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyClarke
LocalityAlabama River, ca. 11 miles downstream from US 84 crossing at Claiborne, [point estimated 5.38 air miles SW center Claiborne], [Flynns Lake.]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Alabama
HUC8 Number03150204
HUC10 NameRandons Creek-Alabama River
HUC10 Number0315020404
HUC12 NameChoctaw Creek-Alabama River
HUC12 Number031502040405
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month9
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 27842
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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