Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243748
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyDuplin
LocalityNortheast Cape Fear River, NC 41 [State Highway 41/State Highway 50], [0.9 air miles WSW center Chinquapin], [Chinquapin Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNortheast Cape Fear
HUC8 Number03030007
HUC10 NameCypress Creek-Northeast Cape Fear River
HUC10 Number0303000704
HUC12 NameOakie Branch-Northeast Cape Fear River
HUC12 Number030300070405
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month8
Collection Year2008
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 85154
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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