Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID890329
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyJames City
LocalityJames River, at VA Rt. 31 ferry (Jamestown-Scotland Wharf), 5.9 mi. SW of Williamsburg
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
HUC10 NamePowhatan Creek-James River
HUC10 Number0208020607
HUC12 NameBroad Swamp-James River
HUC12 Number020802060701
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month8
Collection Year1975
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28132
Author:Byrne, C.
Date:2015
Title:Corbicula fluminea collection data from the Ohio State University Museum.
Publisher:Ohio State University Museum of Biodiversity
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalOhio State University Museum of Biological Diversity
Museum Cat NumberOSUM 37690
VerifierDavid H. Stansbery
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected26


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