Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243468
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyLincoln
LocalityHowards Creek at SR 1200 [Alf Hoover Road], [5.12 air miles WNW center Lincolnton], [Lincolnton West Quad.].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Catawba
HUC8 Number03050102
HUC10 NameUpper South Fork Catawba River
HUC10 Number0305010204
HUC12 NameHowards Creek
HUC12 Number030501020402
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month5
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 42201
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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