Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1403937
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyUnion
LocalityWaxhaw Creek, near road SR 1103
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Catawba
HUC8 Number03050103
HUC10 NameFishing Creek Reservoir-Catawba River
HUC10 Number0305010306
HUC12 NameWaxhaw Creek
HUC12 Number030501030603
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month7
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29924
Author:Alderman, J.
Date:2016
Title:Corbicula fluminea locations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, 1991-2013 (unpublished data).
Record TypeLiterature
Verifierj. Alderman
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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