Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634487
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyWill
LocalityDuPage River, Shorewood, Rt. 59 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
HUC10 NameDu Page River
HUC10 Number0712000408
HUC12 NameDu Page River
HUC12 Number071200040810
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month10
Collection Year1987
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 90085
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Number Preserved2


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