Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409199
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StatePA
CountyWyoming
LocalitySusquehanna River, along Myobeach and opposite shore, about 4.3 km above mouth of Meshoppen Creek, 2 miles south of Mehoopany
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock
HUC8 Number02050106
HUC10 NameLower Susquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205010614
HUC12 NameLittle Tuscurora Creek-Lower Susquehanna River
HUC12 Number020501061404
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month9
Collection Year2002
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 in alcohol
Museum Cat NumberANSP A20995
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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