Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1444908
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateNC
CountyMecklenburg
LocalityIrvins Creek (NCWRC Site # 040512.1jma)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Catawba
HUC8 Number03050103
HUC10 NameSugar Creek
HUC10 Number0305010301
HUC12 NameIrvins Creek
HUC12 Number030501030104
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Collection Day12
Collection Month5
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30965
Author:North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Date:2017
Title:NCWRC Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Program database, collection records for nonindigenous aquatic species in North Carolina.
Publisher:North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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