Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634456
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIA
CountyJohnson
LocalityIowa River, University of Iowa Hancher footbridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Iowa
HUC8 Number07080209
HUC10 NameRapid Creek-Iowa River
HUC10 Number0708020907
HUC12 NameRalston Creek-Iowa River
HUC12 Number070802090703
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month9
Collection Year2017
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 89067
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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