Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1256899
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyLimestone
LocalityElk River, 3 mi NNW of Elkmont
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Elk
HUC8 Number06030004
HUC10 NameAnderson Creek-Elk River
HUC10 Number0603000404
HUC12 NameRagsdale Creek-Elk River
HUC12 Number060300040402
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month9
Collection Year1969
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.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFLMNH
Museum Cat NumberUF 247488
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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