Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409437
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyHawkins
LocalitySouth Fork Holston River, off Route 81A, about 1.5 miles downstream from Wilcox Drive bridge, below small dam, and upstream from discharge points of paper mill and sewage disposal plant, about 4 miles SW of Kingsport
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHolston
HUC8 Number06010104
HUC10 NameBig Creek-Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010401
HUC12 NameHord Creek-Holston River
HUC12 Number060101040101
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month7
Collection Year1990
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 A21615
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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