Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247766
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyBladen
LocalityCape Fear River, E side of river between Kellys Cove and Locks Point
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cape Fear
HUC8 Number03030005
HUC10 NameHood Creek-Cape Fear River
HUC10 Number0303000504
HUC12 NameMitchell Landing-Cape Fear River
HUC12 Number030300050405
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month9
Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28641
Author:Groves, L.
Date:2016
Title:Asian clam (Corbicula sp.) records at the  Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1982-93.3
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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