Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID890570
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyWayne
LocalityAltamaha River, ~2.1 km downstream of Oglethorpe Bluff on RDB. ~11.9 km N or Jesup, GA.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAltamaha
HUC8 Number03070106
HUC10 NameMushmelon Creek-Altamaha River
HUC10 Number0307010603
HUC12 NameOglethorpe Branch-Altamaha River
HUC12 Number030701060308
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month2
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28127
Author:Wisniewski, J.
Date:2015
Title:Corbicula fluminea collections in Georgia, 1988-2015 (unpublished data).
Publisher:Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
CommentsDNR Field Number = JMW120224.1
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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