Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50533
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyLimestone
LocalitySugar Creek, mouth of creek on Elk River, river km 27.2
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Elk
HUC8 Number06030004
HUC10 NameAnderson Creek-Elk River
HUC10 Number0603000404
HUC12 NameSulphur Creek-Elk River
HUC12 Number060300040403
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month8
Collection Year1966
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1355
Author:Counts III, C.L.
Date:1991
Title:Corbicula (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) Part 1. Catalog of fossil and recent nominal species. Part 2. Compendium of zoogeographic records of North America and Hawaii, 1924-1984.
Journal:Tryonia
Volume:21
Pages:1-134
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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