Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID154079
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateIL
CountyWilliamson
LocalityGrassy Creek (Crab Orchard Creek-Big Muddy River Drainage) 13.5 km SE Carbondale, Co. Rd. 25 (Bank 1 of 2)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Muddy
HUC8 Number07140106
HUC10 NameCrab Orchard Creek
HUC10 Number0714010608
HUC12 NameGrassy Creek
HUC12 Number071401060804
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Collection Day2
Collection Month5
Collection Year1999
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Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).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 564
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Specimen Impact1 Live, 1 Soft Part.

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/17/2025].

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