Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1755435
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namefreshwater golden clam
StateIL
CountyLawrence
LocalityEmbarras River, 0.25 mi N Lawrenceville, Rt. 50 bridge, North America
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEmbarras
HUC8 Number05120112
HUC10 NameIndian Creek-Embarras River
HUC10 Number0512011215
HUC12 NameOld Channel Embarras River-Embarras River
HUC12 Number051201121504
Map
Collection Day21
Collection Month9
Collection Year1987
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 4206
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved3


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