Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1257020
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyGulf
LocalityChipola River, Dead Lakes Dam, Route 22
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChipola
HUC8 Number03130012
HUC10 NameDead Lakes
HUC10 Number0313001206
HUC12 NameLower Dead Lakes
HUC12 Number031300120605
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month11
Collection Year1974
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 leana at museum.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 022358
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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