Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886399
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyRankin
LocalityPearl River, Ross Barnett Reservoir Turtle Creek back up area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Pearl-Strong
HUC8 Number03180002
HUC10 NamePelahatchie Creek
HUC10 Number0318000203
HUC12 NameMill Creek-Pelahatchie Creek
HUC12 Number031800020307
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month3
Collection Year1972
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 7536
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6


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