Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243868
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyHardin
LocalityTennessee River, 0.4 km [0.25 river miles] below [downstream] Pickwick Dam, [point estimated 1.63 air miles S center Pyburn], [Counce Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tennessee-Beech
HUC8 Number06040001
HUC10 NameChambers Creek-Tennessee River
HUC10 Number0604000105
HUC12 NameMud Creek-Tennessee River
HUC12 Number060400010504
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
Collection Year1968
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 55705
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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