Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435817
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateKY
CountyLivingston
LocalityCumberland River, Smithland, by US Hwy 60 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cumberland
HUC8 Number05130205
HUC10 NameLivingston Creek-Cumberland River
HUC10 Number0513020508
HUC12 NameHickory Creek-Cumberland River
HUC12 Number051302050807
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month8
Collection Year1967
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 360474
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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