Specimen Information

Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea
(freshwater golden clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1754802
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateOR
CountyDouglas
LocalityUmpqua River, 11 km WNW Elkton, North America
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUmpqua
HUC8 Number17100303
HUC10 NameMiddle Umpqua River
HUC10 Number1710030304
HUC12 NameLutsinger Creek-Umpqua River
HUC12 Number171003030402
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year1998
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 22291
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved9

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/20/2025].

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