Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435789
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyHall
LocalityLake Lanier, near Flowery Branch
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Chattahoochee
HUC8 Number03130001
HUC10 NameLake Sidney Lanier
HUC10 Number0313000108
HUC12 NameMiddle Lake Sidney Lanier
HUC12 Number031300010804
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month11
Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30951
Author:Gerber, Jochen.
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula records from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalField Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberFMNH 358286
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6


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