Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886088
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateFL
CountyGilchrist
LocalitySuwannee River, @ 0.5 mi. above FL Rt. 340 bridge, @ 10.5 air mi. S of Branford, just downstream to entrance of Rock Bluff Springs.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Suwannee
HUC8 Number03110205
HUC10 NameUpper Mallory Swamp-Suwannee River
HUC10 Number0311020505
HUC12 NameRock Bluff Spring
HUC12 Number031102050504
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month10
Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28097
Author:Bass, Jr., D.G., and V.G. Hitt.
Date:1974
Title:Ecological distribution of the introduced Asiatic clam, Corbicula manilensis, in Florida.
Publisher:Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Pages:33 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected25.2/m2 mid-river


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