Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409187
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StatePA
CountyPhiladelphia
LocalityPennypack Creek Park, Philadelphia, east bank of creek down stream from Pine Road
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Delaware
HUC8 Number02040202
HUC10 NamePennypack Creek-Rancocas Creek
HUC10 Number0204020203
HUC12 NameLower Pennypack Creek
HUC12 Number020402020304
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month6
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30082
Author:Callomon, P.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (Philadelphia).
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberANSP 401251
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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