Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409428
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyPolk
LocalityHiwassee River mile 44.4, at Hiwassee Beach, below Apalachia Dam, Taylor Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHiwassee
HUC8 Number06020002
HUC10 NameSpring Creek-Hiwassee River
HUC10 Number0602000209
HUC12 NameGee Creek-Hiwassee River
HUC12 Number060200020909
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month5
Collection Year1975
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 and dry
Museum Cat NumberANSP A16879, 391956
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1, 17


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