Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435890
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyWilson
LocalityCumberland River, approx. 10 mi. N of Lebanon, at Hunter's Point Boat Ramp, west side of Hwy US231
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake
HUC8 Number05130201
HUC10 NameCumberland River
HUC10 Number0513020103
HUC12 NameCumberland River-Rocky Creek
HUC12 Number051302010309
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month8
Collection Year1976
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 352120
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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