Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435821
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMO
CountyCape Girardeau
LocalityUpper Whitewater Creek, Burfordville, T31N, R11E, approx. 100 ft. below Bollinger Mill millpond dam, below covered bridge on HH Hwy, on east bank
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWhitewater
HUC8 Number07140107
HUC10 NameWhitewater River
HUC10 Number0714010705
HUC12 NameDillard Creek-Whitewater River
HUC12 Number071401070510
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month7
Collection Year1974
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.
CommentsLocation name changed from Whitewater River.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalField Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberFMNH 352105
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12


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