Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1256898
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyWashington
LocalitySanta Bogue Creek, 1.8 mi NW of Franklin
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tombigbee
HUC8 Number03160203
HUC10 NameSanta Bogue Creek
HUC10 Number0316020301
HUC12 NameSanta Bogue Creek-Dry Creek
HUC12 Number031602030104
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month5
Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28729
Author:Slapcinski, J.
Date:2014
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from the Florida Museum of Natural History collection.
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1355
Author:Counts III, C.L.
Date:1991
Title:Corbicula (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) Part 1. Catalog of fossil and recent nominal species. Part 2. Compendium of zoogeographic records of North America and Hawaii, 1924-1984.
Journal:Tryonia
Volume:21
Pages:1-134
CommentsIdentified as Corbicula sp. at museum. Ask collector about location, cannot find Franklin, only Frankville, GNIS maps it to Tombigbee River
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFLMNH
Museum Cat NumberUF 247483
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2024].

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