Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635368
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyGordon
LocalityOostanaula River, at Mouth of Unnamed Creek @ 0.3 Mi. Upstream from Ga Hwy 136 Connector in Calhoun.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOostanaula
HUC8 Number03150103
HUC10 NameUpper Oostanaula River
HUC10 Number0315010302
HUC12 NameTown Creek-Oostanaula River
HUC12 Number031501030202
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month9
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34186
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History
Date:2020
Title:Corbicula fluminea recently accessed collections Florida Museum.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUF 375135
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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