Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID280255
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyPrince George
LocalityJames River (nR.M. 45), river km 72
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12052
Author:Diaz, R.J.
Date:1974
Title:Asiatic clam, Corbicula manilensis (Philippi), in the tidal James River, Virginia.
Journal:Chesapeake Science
Volume:15
Issue:2
Pages:118-120
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected14/m2


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