Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1247785
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyMurray
LocalityConasauga River, downstream from Gibson Mill Road bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameConasauga
HUC8 Number03150101
HUC10 NameUpper Conasauga River
HUC10 Number0315010101
HUC12 NamePerry Creek-Conasuaga River
HUC12 Number031501010105
Map
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Collection Day19
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 in ethanol; dry
Museum Cat NumberLACM 1991-51.1, LACM 1991-51.2
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20 and 5 resp.


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