Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1243249
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateNC
CountyMontgomery
LocalityCheek Creek at SR 1541 [Bowles Road], 10.8 km SE Mount Gilead (Montgomery County), [Mount Gilead East Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Pee Dee
HUC8 Number03040104
HUC10 NameLittle River
HUC10 Number0304010404
HUC12 NameCheek Creek
HUC12 Number030401040401
Map
Collection Day27
Collection Month7
Collection Year1987
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 32644
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/15/2025].

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