Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1421553
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyCaldwell
LocalityCatawba River, at Lake Hickory, north of confluence with Gunpowder Creek off Dunbar Road, east of Granite Falls
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Catawba
HUC8 Number03050101
HUC10 Number0305010109
HUC12 Number030501010904
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month11
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsMany dead shells along the shore. Live specimens not searched for.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierU.S. Geological Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Corbicula fluminea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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