Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID154177
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateIL
CountyJackson
LocalityBig Muddy River Tributary (Mississippi River Drainage) 2 mi SSE Gorham, Rt. 3 bridge
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBig Muddy
HUC8 Number07140106
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Collection Day11
Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
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Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).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 25541
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12
Specimen Impact12 Live, 12 Soft Parts.

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/16/2025].

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