Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243818
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyMarion
LocalityTennessee River, Hales Bar Reservoir, 50 to 75 yards below [downstream from] railroad bridge, [downstream] Chicamauga Dam, [point estimated 1.38 air miles SW center Northshore], [East Chattanooga Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Tennessee-Chickamauga
HUC8 Number06020001
HUC10 NameNickajack Lake-Tennessee River
HUC10 Number0602000112
HUC12 NameLower Nickajack Lake-Tennessee River
HUC12 Number060200011204
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month2
Collection Year1963
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 55675
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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