Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409320
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateSC
CountyBarnwell
LocalitySavannah River, Pen Branch Boardwalk, which crosses portion of delta along edge of Savannah River swamp about 0.8 km below entrance of Pen Branch into swamp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Savannah
HUC8 Number03060106
HUC10 NameSteel Creek-Savannah River
HUC10 Number0306010608
HUC12 NamePen Branch
HUC12 Number030601060803
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month7
Collection Year1992
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 A21540
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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