Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1410009
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyPender
LocalityBlack River at NC 53, [point estimated 2.42 air miles WNW town of Point Caswell], [Point Caswell Quad].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlack
HUC8 Number03030006
HUC10 NameBlack River
HUC10 Number0303000608
HUC12 NameRowan Creek-Black River
HUC12 Number030300060805
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month5
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30225
Author:Bogan, A., and J. Smith.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula fluminea records from North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (unpublished).
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 101688
VerifierAE Bogan
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved2


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