Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886668
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateAL
CountyShelby
LocalityCahaba River 3.3 Miles West Of Helena On Shelby County Hwy 52.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCahaba
HUC8 Number03150202
HUC10 NameBuck Creek-Cahaba River
HUC10 Number0315020202
HUC12 NameBeaverdam Creek-Cahaba River
HUC12 Number031502020206
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month1
Collection Year1969
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 11411
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected21


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