Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635154
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyClarke
LocalityShenandoah River at US 50, 8.4 mi west of Upperville
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameShenandoah
HUC8 Number02070007
HUC10 NameCrooked Run-Shenandoah River
HUC10 Number0207000701
HUC12 NameLong Branch-Shenandoah River
HUC12 Number020700070104
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month7
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34104
Author:Elder, L.
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula (Asian clam) data.
Publisher:University of Colorado Museum
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUCM 32377
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4 whole organism


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