Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1693973
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyDeKalb
LocalityRussel Woods Forest Preserve
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKishwaukee
HUC8 Number07090006
HUC10 NameSouth Branch Kishwaukee River
HUC10 Number0709000606
HUC12 NameTown of Five Points-South Branch Kishwaukee River
HUC12 Number070900060605
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month8
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27378
Author:Cranberg, C., and R. Keller
Date:2020
Title:Illinois Database of Aquatic Non-native Species
Publisher:School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24058
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2002
Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).
Record TypeSpecimen
VerifierIllinois Natural History Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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