Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398264
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyGadsden
LocalityApalachicola River, E of Sneads
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameApalachicola
HUC8 Number03130011
HUC10 NameMosquito Creek
HUC10 Number0313001101
HUC12 NameNorth Mosquito Creek
HUC12 Number031300110102
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month9
Collection Year1972
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 manilensis. For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 232461
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected17


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