Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409209
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyPrince George
LocalityCooling tower of Allied Chemical Corp at Hopewell
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
HUC10 NameHerring Creek-James River
HUC10 Number0208020602
HUC12 NameBailey Creek-James River
HUC12 Number020802060201
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1973
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 A17873
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7


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