Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1243828
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyElmore
LocalityCallaway Creek Canal [currently Jordan Lake], (Coosa River Bypass), Jordan Dam to Bouldin Dam, [point estimated 9.2 air] km E [center] of Deatsville, [Elmore Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Alabama
HUC8 Number03150201
HUC10 NameMortar Creek-Alabama River
HUC10 Number0315020101
HUC12 NameCalloway Creek
HUC12 Number031502010101
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Collection Day2
Collection Month6
Collection Year1988
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 55692
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/13/2024].

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