Specimen Information

Corbicula largillierti
(Yangtze basket clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1634429
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Specieslargillierti
Common NameYangtze basket clam
StateIL
CountyAlexander
LocalityMississippi River, 2.1 mi SSE Cairo, upstream confluence with Ohio River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
HUC8 Number07140105
HUC10 NameHobbs Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0714010508
HUC12 NameHorseshoe Lake-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number071401050804
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month9
Collection Year2013
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 87795
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
Number Preserved3


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