Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1435929
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyLong
LocalityAltamaha River, 5 mi. NE of Jesup, at US#82 [US 301/US 25] bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAltamaha
HUC8 Number03070106
HUC10 NameDoctors Creek-Altamaha River
HUC10 Number0307010604
HUC12 NamePenholoway Swamp-Altamaha River
HUC12 Number030701060405
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month5
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 352225
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6


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