Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243151
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLunenburg
LocalityNottoway River above Highway 40 bridge, [point estimated 1.1 air mile SSW center Murdocks], [Blackstone West Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNottoway
HUC8 Number03010201
HUC10 NameLittle Nottoway River-Nottoway River
HUC10 Number0301020101
HUC12 NameFalls Creek-Nottoway River
HUC12 Number030102010104
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month7
Collection Year1998
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 27753
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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