Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435816
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateKY
CountyBreckinridge
LocalityOhio River, about 3 mi. S of Derby [Indiana], about 200 m S of mouth of Yellow bank Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlue-Sinking
HUC8 Number05140104
HUC10 NameYellowbank Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514010414
HUC12 NameWatson Run-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051401041403
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month10
Collection Year2011
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 362062
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected9


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