Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243962
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyHendry
LocalityCanal at Highway 80 (crosses canal 90 degrees), about 19 [air] km W [center] of Clewiston, canal dredgings, [Moore Haven Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCaloosahatchee
HUC8 Number03090205
HUC10 NameCaloosahatchee River Headwaters
HUC10 Number0309020502
HUC12 NameAirglade Airport
HUC12 Number030902050201
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month2
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 55825
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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