Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243738
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyBuncombe
LocalityNewfound Creek at SR 1622 [Old Highway 20], [2.8 air miles E center Leicester], [Leicester Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper French Broad
HUC8 Number06010105
HUC10 NameSandymush Creek-French Broad River
HUC10 Number0601010509
HUC12 NameNewfound Creek
HUC12 Number060101050902
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month8
Collection Year2007
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 85144
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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