Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398266
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyLaSalle
LocalityIllinois River, 1.4 mi SE Marseilles
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Illinois
HUC8 Number07120005
HUC10 NameSouth Kickapoo Creek-Illinois River
HUC10 Number0712000508
HUC12 NameArmstrong Run-Illinois River
HUC12 Number071200050801
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month10
Collection Year2015
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 B). For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 305021
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected16


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