Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435865
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyKendall
LocalityAux Sable Creek, about 1 mi. N of US Rt. 52
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Illinois
HUC8 Number07120005
HUC10 NameAux Sable Creek
HUC10 Number0712000501
HUC12 NamePlattville Church-Aux Sable Creek
HUC12 Number071200050104
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month4
Collection Year2009
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 362007
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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