Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435905
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyWill
Localitypond near E border of Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant, ca. 1 mi S of Braidwood
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Illinois
HUC8 Number07120005
HUC10 NameMazon River
HUC10 Number0712000505
HUC12 NameClaypool Ditch
HUC12 Number071200050502
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month6
Collection Year1986
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 282960
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8


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