Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1243623
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateGA
CountyCherokee
LocalityEtowah River [upstream of] GA 20 (near Buffington), 1.69 km SE of Keithsburg, [Ball Ground West Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEtowah
HUC8 Number03150104
HUC10 NameCanton Creek-Etowah River
HUC10 Number0315010406
HUC12 NameHickory Log Creek
HUC12 Number031501040603
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Collection Day5
Collection Month9
Collection Year2002
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 46096
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/16/2025].

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