Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID52263
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common NameAsian clam
StateWV
CountyHardy
LocalitySouth Branch of the Potomac River, off CR 6, N of Cunningham
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSouth Branch Potomac
HUC8 Number02070001
Map
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Collection Year1984
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
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26837
Author:Shapiro, H.A., and H. Zwarenstein
Date:1934
Title:A rapid test for pregnancy on Xenopus laevis.
Journal:Nature
Volume:133
Pages:762
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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