Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243424
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyBibb
LocalityCahaba River at the upper end of Half Miles Shoals, approximately 0.5 miles above mouth of Cane Creek, at 2 air miles [NW] of Marvel, [Halfmile Shoals Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCahaba
HUC8 Number03150202
HUC10 NameLittle Cahaba River
HUC10 Number0315020204
HUC12 NameCahaba River
HUC12 Number031502020407
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month10
Collection Year1973
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 40692
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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