Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634489
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyKane
LocalityBlackberry Creek, just upstream of Illinois Route 47
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Fox
HUC8 Number07120007
HUC10 NameBlackberry Creek
HUC10 Number0712000702
HUC12 NameLake Run-Blackberry Creek
HUC12 Number071200070201
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month9
Collection Year2016
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 90223
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected24
Number Preserved24


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