Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154539
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyGates
LocalityChowan River, Shoups Landing, SR 1131 @ US 158 (Site_No 010627.2btw, Chowan Swamp Game Land Project)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChowan
HUC8 Number03010203
HUC10 NameSarem Creek-Chowan River
HUC10 Number0301020302
HUC12 NameSarem Creek-Chowan River
HUC12 Number030102030206
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month6
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
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Title:Corbicula fluminea, Asian clam, in North Carolina and South Carolina, 1982-2001 (unpublished data).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 ImpactAbundant. Reproduction occurring.


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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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