Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID51368
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyRankin
LocalityPearl River, Overlook, Ross Barnett Reservoir, 14.9 km S from junction of Natchez Trace Parkway and SR 43
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Pearl-Strong
HUC8 Number03180002
HUC10 NameRoss Barnett Reservoir-Pearl River
HUC10 Number0318000204
HUC12 NameMill Creek-Pearl River
HUC12 Number031800020404
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month3
Collection Year1978
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
DisposalMississippi Museum of Natural Science
Museum Cat NumberMMNS 7555
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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