Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435835
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountySt. Clair
LocalityCoosa River, at Riverside
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Coosa
HUC8 Number03150106
HUC10 NameBlue Eye Creek-Coosa River
HUC10 Number0315010606
HUC12 NameBroken Arrow Shoals-Coosa River
HUC12 Number031501060605
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month10
Collection Year1973
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 350983
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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