Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID50893
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyGadsden
LocalityMosquito Creek, 0.5 mile E of Chattahoochee
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameApalachicola
HUC8 Number03130011
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month8
Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30132
Author:National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Date:2017
Title:Corbicula fluminea data from the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,
CommentsIdentified as C. manilensis at USNM. UF 30087 specimen (published in ref 1355) has no collection date.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved dry
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 809640
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved5


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