Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1545084
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyMarshall
LocalityTennessee River (RM 345-348.5) [just below Guntersville Lock and Dam]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWheeler Lake
HUC8 Number06030002
HUC10 NameTennessee River-Wheeler Lake
HUC10 Number0603000209
HUC12 NamePigeon Roost Creek-Tennessee River
HUC12 Number060300020902
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Collection Day1
Collection Month7
Collection Year1963
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32909
Author:Tennessee Valley Authority
Date:1963
Title:Summary and Report of Tennessee River Mussel Survey in Alabama July 1 - November 30, 1963
Publisher:Tennessee Valley Authority
Pages:19 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected34.7/yd2

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