Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435923
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyLeon
LocalityOchlockonee River, 11 mi. NW of Tallahassee,at US27 bridge, at SE corner of more southerly bridge, by first clump of overhanging trees above bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Ochlockonee
HUC8 Number03120003
HUC10 NameLake Jackson
HUC10 Number0312000303
HUC12 NameReed Swamp
HUC12 Number031200030302
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month8
Collection Year1977
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 352118
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/12/2024].

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