Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243483
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyShelby
LocalityPiney Woods Creek at County Road 91 [County Road 270] bridge below old railroad bridge, [point estimated 5.18 air miles NNE center Marvel], [Pea Ridge Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCahaba
HUC8 Number03150202
HUC10 NameBuck Creek-Cahaba River
HUC10 Number0315020202
HUC12 NameMurry Creek-Piney Woods Creek
HUC12 Number031502020205
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year1992
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 43234
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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