Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID775536
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateOH
CountyHamilton
LocalityOhio River (RM 466.0) [just east of Cincinnati]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Ohio-Laughery
HUC8 Number05090203
HUC10 NameMuddy Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509020302
HUC12 NameTown of Newport-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050902030201
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month9
Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24222
Author:Keup, L., W.B. Horning, and W.M. Ingram
Date:1963
Title:Extension of range of the Asiatic clam to Cincinnati reach of the Ohio River.
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:77
Issue:1
Pages:18-21
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20.2/ft2


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