Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243873
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateKY
CountyRockcastle
LocalityRockcastle River, 1.1 [air] km [0.68 air miles] SSW [center] of Livingston, [Livingston Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRockcastle
HUC8 Number05130102
HUC10 NameLittle Rockcastle River-Rockcastle River
HUC10 Number0513010204
HUC12 NameParker Branch-Rockcastle River
HUC12 Number051301020405
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month7
Collection Year1969
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 55712
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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