Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398246
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyHalifax
LocalityLittle Fishing Creek (Tar River Basin), 1.0 mi. W of White Oak
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFishing
HUC8 Number03020102
HUC10 NameLittle Fishing Creek
HUC10 Number0302010202
HUC12 NameLower Little Fishing Creek
HUC12 Number030201020206
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month7
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29813
Author:University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula species specimen data (1953-2015).
CommentsCollector or UMMZ identified this specimen as a Corbicula (Form A). For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 266694
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100


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