Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID614734
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateSC
CountyRichland
LocalityCongaree River on left descending bank, @ 1 mi. upstream of the Southern RR bridge over river, @ 2 air mi. W of US601 bridge.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCongaree
HUC8 Number03050110
HUC10 NameToms Creek-Congaree River
HUC10 Number0305011004
HUC12 NameToms Creek-Lower Congaree River
HUC12 Number030501100403
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month8
Collection Year2002
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Title:Corbicula fluminea records, 1983-2011 (unpublished data).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 live - returned
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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