Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409226
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyMarshall
LocalityCaney Creek, app. 13 mi. N of Lewisberg; app. 0.5 miles N of Caney Creek at junction with road running from Chapel Hill to Caney Spring, north & parallel to Tenn. Rt. 99
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Duck
HUC8 Number06040002
HUC10 NameFlat Creek-Duck River
HUC10 Number0604000207
HUC12 NameCaney Creek
HUC12 Number060400020704
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month10
Collection Year1972
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 A4243
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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