Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154308
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyHertford
LocalityMeherrin River, SR 1175 (Chowan basin, Subbasin 2) Species found at River Width = 50 m
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMeherrin
HUC8 Number03010204
HUC10 NameTarrara Creek-Meherrin River
HUC10 Number0301020409
HUC12 NameTown of Murfreesboro-Meherrin River
HUC12 Number030102040908
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month7
Collection Year1983
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Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, data for North Carolina, 1983-2001 (unpublished data).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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