Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154566
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyMecklenburg
LocalityAllen Creek, Mt. Pleasant Road, SR 677 (Site_No 010509.6jma, Endangered Species Project)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRoanoke Rapids
HUC8 Number03010106
HUC10 NameAllen Creek
HUC10 Number0301010601
HUC12 NameLayton Creek-Allen Creek
HUC12 Number030101060101
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month5
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsRecord from NCWRC. John Alderman, Aimee Fullerton, Brian Watson, and Judith Johnson supplied information.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierJ. M. Alderman
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impactpresent abundance


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/4/2024].

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