Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243901
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyLiberty
LocalityApalachicola River, at US Highway 20, [point estimated 1.52 air miles] W [center] of Bristol, [Blountstown Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameApalachicola
HUC8 Number03130011
HUC10 NameStafford Creek-Apalachicola River
HUC10 Number0313001104
HUC12 NameKelly Branch
HUC12 Number031300110404
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month5
Collection Year1963
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.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:12050
Author:Heard, W.H.
Date:1964
Title:Corbicula fluminea in Florida.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:77
Issue:3
Pages:105-107
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 55751
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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