Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154293
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyGates
LocalityChowan River, near Riddicksville. Access in VA, then drive by boat to area below confluence. (Chowan Basin, Subbasin 1)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChowan
HUC8 Number03010203
HUC10 NameSarem Creek-Chowan River
HUC10 Number0301020302
HUC12 NameTown of Winton-Chowan River
HUC12 Number030102030202
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month7
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24050
Author:T. MacPherson
Date:2002
Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, data for North Carolina, 1983-2001 (unpublished data).
Publisher:North Carolina Dept. of Env. and Nat. Resources
CommentsRecord from NCDENR, Trish MacPherson, personal communication.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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