Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1754429
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateFL
CountySumter
LocalityWithlacoochee River, 11 mi W Wildwood, Rt. 44 boat launch, North America
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWithlacoochee
HUC8 Number03100208
HUC10 NameSouth Tsala Apopka Lake-Withlacoochee River
HUC10 Number0310020809
HUC12 NameGrand Prairie-Tsala Apopka Lake
HUC12 Number031002080904
Map
Collection Day17
Collection Month2
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43688
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey
Date:2024
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey - Mollusk Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 016aa1cb-370a-43e5-a2aa-f3e7c14f94c2). Accessed via the INHS Collections Data Portal (https://biocoll.inhs.illinois.edu/portal)
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey - Mollusk Collection
Museum Cat NumberINHS 11824
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved2


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