Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID51386
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountySimpson
LocalityStrong River, D'Lo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Pearl-Strong
HUC8 Number03180002
HUC10 NameCampbell Creek-Strong River
HUC10 Number0318000208
HUC12 NameCrooked Creek-Strong River
HUC12 Number031800020805
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12252
Author:Prezant, R.S., and A. Tan Tiu
Date:1986
Title:Spiral crossed-lamellar shell growth in Corbicula (Mollusca: Bivalvia).
Journal:Transactions of the American Microscopical Society
Volume:105
Issue:4
Pages:338-347
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
CommentsAlso collected in June, September, and November 1984.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalS. Mississippi Mus.
Museum Cat NumberUSM-U
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100
Size7.4-19.4 mm length


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