Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID614719
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyCovington
LocalityLightwood Knot Creek on US84, @ 2.5 mi. WSW of Opp.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameYellow
HUC8 Number03140103
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Yellow River
HUC10 Number0314010301
HUC12 NamePoley Creek-Lightwood Knot Creek
HUC12 Number031401030103
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month8
Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26561
Author:Williams, J.D.
Date:2011
Title:Corbicula fluminea records, 1983-2011 (unpublished data).
Comments1 dead
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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