Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1243979
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyTalladega
LocalityCoosa River at Lock 5 Dam ruins, 6 [air] miles SW [center] of Lincoln, [Riverside Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Coosa
HUC8 Number03150106
HUC10 NameBlue Eye Creek-Coosa River
HUC10 Number0315010606
HUC12 NameBroken Arrow Shoals-Coosa River
HUC12 Number031501060605
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month11
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.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 55744
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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