Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID886747
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateMS
CountyJones
LocalityLeaf River About 0.7 Miles Below Old Crossing, First Crossing Below Us Hwy 84.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Leaf
HUC8 Number03170004
HUC10 NameFisher Creek-Leaf River
HUC10 Number0317000405
HUC12 NameMasons Creek-Leaf River
HUC12 Number031700040504
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month10
Collection Year1973
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 11857
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected9


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