Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1322054
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StatePA
CountyAllegheny
LocalityAllegheny River, Harmar Township, Allegheny River downstream of dam #3, river right of island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Allegheny
HUC8 Number05010009
HUC10 NameAllegheny River
HUC10 Number0501000903
HUC12 NameChartiers Run-Allegheny River
HUC12 Number050100090304
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month6
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28730
Author:Pearce, T.
Date:2016
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Museum collections.
Publisher:Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalCarnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberCMNH 112468
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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