Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243937
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIA
CountyAllamakee
LocalityMississippi River, Mile 660.4 - 660.1, 4.8 km [2.98 air miles SE] (below) [center] Lansing, [Lansing Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCoon-Yellow
HUC8 Number07060001
HUC10 NameRush Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0706000107
HUC12 NameBuck Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070600010705
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month8
Collection Year1999
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 55805
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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