Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634364
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMA
CountyWorcester
LocalityBlackstone River, 7.7 mi SW Milford, Rt. 122
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlackstone River
HUC8 Number01090003
HUC10 NameLower Blackstone River
HUC10 Number0109000302
HUC12 NameEmerson Brook-Blackstone River
HUC12 Number010900030206
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month7
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34064
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula species records.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberINHS 87069
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected23
Number Preserved23


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