Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247769
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateSC
CountyOrangeburg
LocalityNorth Fork Edisto River, at Branchville road bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Edisto
HUC8 Number03050203
HUC10 NameLower North Fork Edisto River
HUC10 Number0305020303
HUC12 NameWhirlwind Creek-North Fork Edisto River
HUC12 Number030502030308
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month7
Collection Year1983
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.
CommentsOriginal coordinates adjusted.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1983-125.7
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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