Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1446364
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyEdgecombe
LocalityTar River, Fishing creek 6 miles below NC 97 to Tar river ~4 river miles (NCWRC Site # 830708.2016ahc)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tar
HUC8 Number03020103
HUC10 NameOtter Creek-Tar River
HUC10 Number0302010302
HUC12 NameCity of Tarboro-Tar River
HUC12 Number030201030201
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month7
Collection Year1983
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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