Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154483
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyStokes
LocalityDan River, NC 704 at Georges Mill (Site_No 001016.1cmg, Endangered Species project)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Dan
HUC8 Number03010103
HUC10 NameLittle Dan River-Dan River
HUC10 Number0301010301
HUC12 NamePeters Creek-Dan River
HUC12 Number030101030105
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month10
Collection Year2000
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Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, in North Carolina and South Carolina, 1982-2001 (unpublished data).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
VerifierC. McGrath
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impact1 shell.


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