Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409356
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyBurke
LocalitySavannah River mile 160.35-160.8, at Damiere's Landing, 1 1/4 miles downstream from Shell Bluff Landing, at dikes above Ellenton, SC, upstream from confluence with Upper Three Runs Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Savannah
HUC8 Number03060106
HUC10 NameAugusta Canal-Savannah River
HUC10 Number0306010606
HUC12 NameBeaverdam Ditch-Savannah River
HUC12 Number030601060607
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month9
Collection Year1989
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 A21571
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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