Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1243872
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateTN
CountyLoudon
LocalityLittle Tennessee river, below [downstream]Toliver Island, [point estimated 8.25 air] km NW [center] of Greenback, [Meadow Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Little Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010204
HUC10 NameLower Tellico Lake
HUC10 Number0601020405
HUC12 NameSinking Creek-Tellico Lake
HUC12 Number060102040505
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Collection Day2
Collection Month8
Collection Year1970
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 55830
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/24/2025].

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