Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247781
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyItawamba
LocalityBull Mountain Creek, ca. 4 mi. from Hwy. 25 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Tombigbee
HUC8 Number03160101
HUC10 NameUpper Bull Mountain Creek
HUC10 Number0316010105
HUC12 NameBriar Creek-Bull Mountain Creek
HUC12 Number031601010504
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year1991
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 corrected.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol; dry
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1991-43.8, LACM 1991-43.9
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1 and 10 resp.


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