Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154208
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyDouglas
LocalityEmbarras River (Wabash River Drainage) 2 mi S Camargo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEmbarras
HUC8 Number05120112
HUC10 NameEast Branch Embarras River
HUC10 Number0512011201
HUC12 NameSpring Lake-Embarras River
HUC12 Number051201120106
Map
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Collection Day23
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Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).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 26149
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Specimen Impact2 Live, 2 Soft Parts.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/11/2024].

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