Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID51019
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateIL
CountyMassac
LocalityOhio River, at Metropolis
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Ohio
HUC8 Number05140206
HUC10 NameRedstone Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514020607
HUC12 NameBayou Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051402060701
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year1960
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12048
Author:Fechtner, F.R.
Date:1962
Title:Corbicula fluminea (Müller) from the Ohio River.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:75
Issue:3
Pages:126
Reference 2
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 TypeSpecimen
DisposalChicago Mus.
Museum Cat NumberFMNH 103678
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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