Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243775
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyMeigs
LocalityGunstocker Creek, 5 [air] km [SE center] of Birchwood, [Birchwood Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHiwassee
HUC8 Number06020002
HUC10 NameChickamauga Lake-Hiwassee River
HUC10 Number0602000214
HUC12 NameCoppinger Creek-Hiwassee River
HUC12 Number060200021408
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month5
Collection Year1967
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 55647
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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