Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154066
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyEdgecombe
LocalityTar River (Atlantic Ocean Drainage), N edge Tarboro, Hwy 44
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Tar
HUC8 Number03020101
HUC10 NameBeech Branch-Tar River
HUC10 Number0302010109
HUC12 NamePenders Mill Run-Tar River
HUC12 Number030201010904
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month5
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24058
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2002
Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Cat NumberINHS 9798
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12
Specimen Impact12 Live Specimens Collected, 12 Soft Parts


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