Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886244
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyWashington
LocalityMississippi River, side channel at Lake Ferguson
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Greenville
HUC8 Number08030100
HUC10 NameLake Ferguson-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0803010001
HUC12 Name80301000100
HUC12 Number080301000100
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month8
Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28116
Author:Jones, B.
Date:2015
Title:Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Corbicula Records.
Publisher:Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalMississippi Museum of Natural Science
Museum Cat NumberMMNS 1103
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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