Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247784
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyGreene
LocalityShambley Creek, at Hwy. 19 bridge, 1.5 mi. SW of Lewiston
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSipsey
HUC8 Number03160107
HUC10 NameLower Sipsey Creek-Tombigbee River
HUC10 Number0316010703
HUC12 NameHughes Creek
HUC12 Number031601070306
Map
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Collection Day17
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.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1991-50.2
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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