Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID890596
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyNewton
LocalityYellow River, ~1.4 km downstream of SR 36 on LDB of river. ~21.8 km S of Covington, GA.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ocmulgee
HUC8 Number03070103
HUC10 NameLower Yellow River
HUC10 Number0307010305
HUC12 NameDog Branch-Yellow River
HUC12 Number030701030503
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month6
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Title:Corbicula fluminea collections in Georgia, 1988-2015 (unpublished data).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 = JMW120606.3
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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