Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634450
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyDouglas
LocalityEmbarras River, 0.8 mi NNW Villa Grove, downstream Villa Grove sewage treatment plant
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEmbarras
HUC8 Number05120112
HUC10 NameEast Branch Embarras River
HUC10 Number0512011201
HUC12 NameTown of Villa Grove-Embarras River
HUC12 Number051201120103
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month4
Collection Year2018
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 88775
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Number Preserved2


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