Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435807
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyLauderdale
LocalityChunky River, 5 mi. S of Meehan Jct.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChunky-Okatibbee
HUC8 Number03170001
HUC10 NameTallahatta Creek-Chunky River
HUC10 Number0317000107
HUC12 NamePossum Creek-Chunky River
HUC12 Number031700010703
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month5
Collection Year1977
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 223759
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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