Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154473
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyVance
LocalityFlat Creek, Hicksboro Road to Glover Road SR 1303 to SR 1306 (Site_No 010906.2btw, Mussel Relocation Project)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Roanoke
HUC8 Number03010102
HUC10 NameNutbush Creek-John H Kerr Reservoir
HUC10 Number0301010210
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Nutbush Creek
HUC12 Number030101021002
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month9
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24051
Author:John Alderman, Aimee Fullerton, Brian Watson, and Judith Johnson.
Date:2002
Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, in North Carolina and South Carolina, 1982-2001 (unpublished data).
Publisher:North Carolina Wildife Resources Commission
CommentsRecord from NCWRC. John Alderman, Aimee Fullerton, Brian Watson, and Judith Johnson supplied information.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierB. T. Watson
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen ImpactAbundance present.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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