Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1398281
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyQuitman
LocalityColdwater River, at MS 6, 1.0 mi. E Marks
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColdwater
HUC8 Number08030204
HUC10 NameBurrell Bayou-Coldwater River
HUC10 Number0803020411
HUC12 NameLower Coldwater River
HUC12 Number080302041104
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month7
Collection Year1965
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 sp. For simplicity, all Corbicula species are added under C. fluminea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 234805
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected17


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