Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1322185
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNJ
CountyMercer
LocalityMercer County Lake in Mercer County Park, NE of Mercerville
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Delaware-Musconetcong
HUC8 Number02040105
HUC10 NameAssunpink Creek-Delaware River
HUC10 Number0204010508
HUC12 NameUpper Assunpink Creek
HUC12 Number020401050801
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month8
Collection Year2001
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
CommentsOriginal coordinates corrected in USGS-NAS. Museum coordinates are incorrect.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberFLMNH 359843-Mollusca
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7


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