Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154195
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyPerry
LocalityBeaucoup Creek (Big Muddy River Drainage) 0.75 mi E Pinkneyville, Rt. 154 bridge (upstream from bridge)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Muddy
HUC8 Number07140106
HUC10 NameBeaucoup Creek
HUC10 Number0714010610
HUC12 NameOpossum Creek-Beaucoup Creek
HUC12 Number071401061011
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month8
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Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).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 25825
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7
Specimen Impact5 Live, 5 Soft Parts.


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