Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634473
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateTN
CountyBenton
LocalityTennessee River, at Kentucky Lake, Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, 4.2 mi ENE Eva
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKentucky Lake
HUC8 Number06040005
HUC10 NameTennessee River-Kentucky Lake
HUC10 Number0604000504
HUC12 NameBeaverdam Creek-Tennessee River
HUC12 Number060400050404
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month10
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 89541
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6
Number Preserved6


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