Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243851
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyCheatham
LocalityCumberland River, just below [downstream] Cheatham Dam, [point estimated 9.52 air miles WNW center Ashland City], [Cheatham Dam Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cumberland
HUC8 Number05130205
HUC10 NameHalf Pone Creek-Cumberland River
HUC10 Number0513020503
HUC12 NameJohnson Creek-Cumberland River
HUC12 Number051302050302
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month9
Collection Year1962
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 55715
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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