Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886436
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountySunflower
LocalityBig Sunflower River 0.1 air miles below mouth of Porter Bayou T19n, R04w, Sec 21 Nw4
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Sunflower
HUC8 Number08030207
HUC10 NamePorter Bayou-Big Sunflower River
HUC10 Number0803020705
HUC12 NameLower Porter Bayou
HUC12 Number080302070505
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
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 7961
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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