Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1409461
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateDE
CountySussex
LocalityNanticoke River, State Route 18 Bridge, just East of junction with County road 533, Cypress Swamp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNanticoke
HUC8 Number02080109
HUC10 NameUpper Nanticoke River
HUC10 Number0208010904
HUC12 NameClear Brook-Nanticoke River
HUC12 Number020801090404
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month3
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 dry
Museum Cat NumberANSP 376370
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12


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