Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243892
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountySt. Clair
LocalityCoosa River, Upper Elliot Island Shoal, 4 km [2.49 river miles] below [downstream] Logan Martin Dam, [point estimated 4.57 air km NW center Laniers], [Laniers Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Coosa
HUC8 Number03150106
HUC10 NameShoal Creek-Coosa River
HUC10 Number0315010608
HUC12 NameSpring Creek-Coosa River
HUC12 Number031501060810
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month8
Collection Year1966
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 55691
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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