Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID238199
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateWV
CountyMason
LocalityOhio River (R.M. 284) [near Ashton]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaccoon-Symmes
HUC8 Number05090101
HUC10 NameIndian Guyan Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509010107
HUC12 NameFlatfoot Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050901010704
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14086
Author:Miller, A.C., and B.S. Payne.
Date:2000
Title:An analysis of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in the Upper Ohio River near Huntington, West Virginia, 1998 Studies.
Publisher:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center.
Volume:ERDC/EL TR-00-015
Pages:16 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100/m2
Size6-20 mm


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