Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154314
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyChowan
LocalityChowan River, US 17 (Chowan basin, Subbasin 4)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChowan
HUC8 Number03010203
HUC10 NameChowan River
HUC10 Number0301020307
HUC12 NameEdenhouse Point-Chowan River
HUC12 Number030102030706
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month7
Collection Year1988
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Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, data for North Carolina, 1983-2001 (unpublished data).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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