Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243348
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyFranklin
LocalitySandy Creek, 1.5 air miles W Alert, off end SR 1409 [Jordan School Road], on floodplain adjacent to Sandy Creek, [Swift Creek tributary], Ingleside Quad.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Tar
HUC8 Number03020101
HUC10 NameSandy Creek
HUC10 Number0302010107
HUC12 NameUpper Sandy Creek
HUC12 Number030201010703
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month7
Collection Year2006
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 35387
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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