Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1340746
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyPerry
LocalityLeaf River at Belleville
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Leaf
HUC8 Number03170005
HUC10 NameBeaumont-Leaf River
HUC10 Number0317000506
HUC12 NameGarraway Creek-Leaf River
HUC12 Number031700050603
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12252
Author:Prezant, R.S., and A. Tan Tiu
Date:1986
Title:Spiral crossed-lamellar shell growth in Corbicula (Mollusca: Bivalvia).
Journal:Transactions of the American Microscopical Society
Volume:105
Issue:4
Pages:338-347
CommentsAlso collected in Sept, Oct, Dec 1985 and Jan and March 1986.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected70
Size9.5-38.0 mm length


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