Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1464723
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateDE
CountyNew Castle
LocalityHoopes Reservoir, eastern shore, 1.40 miles northeast of dam along the shoreline
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrandywine-Christina
HUC8 Number02040205
HUC10 NameWhite Clay Creek
HUC10 Number0204020503
HUC12 NameRed Clay Creek
HUC12 Number020402050307
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month4
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31536
Author:Shea, E.
Date:2018
Title:Corbicula data from the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberDMNH 242460
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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