Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634370
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyWill
LocalityKankakee River, BP pipeline crossing, Des Plaines State Conservation Area near N River Rd. and S Boathouse Rd.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKankakee
HUC8 Number07120001
HUC10 NameKankakee River
HUC10 Number0712000118
HUC12 NameKankakee River
HUC12 Number071200011809
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month8
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 87139
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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