Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1736845
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StatePA
CountyColumbia
LocalityFishing Creek, just below Boone's Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna-Lackawanna
HUC8 Number02050107
HUC10 NameFishing Creek
HUC10 Number0205010707
HUC12 NameStony Brook-Fishing Creek
HUC12 Number020501070707
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Collection Day10
Collection Month7
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsMany live and dead clams observed onsite.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierS. Hartzell, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Photo
A hand holding corbicula clams.

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/9/2025].

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