Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247756
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
LocalityChickahominy River, near Williamsburg
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
CommentsAs "Corbicula menilensis" in the museum.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberAMNH 266613
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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