Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID154324
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateNC
CountyRockingham
LocalityMayo River, SR 2177 (Roanoke Basin, Subbasin 2) Species found at River Width = 20 m
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Dan
HUC8 Number03010103
HUC10 NameMayo River
HUC10 Number0301010304
HUC12 NameTown of Mayodan-Mayo River
HUC12 Number030101030409
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Collection Day24
Collection Month8
Collection Year1999
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Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, data for North Carolina, 1983-2001 (unpublished data).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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