Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID890958
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateGA
CountyAppling
LocalityAltamaha River, South side of river, ~2.1 km downstream of U.S. 1. ~17.6 km N or Baxley, GA.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAltamaha
HUC8 Number03070106
HUC10 NameCobb Creek-Altamaha River
HUC10 Number0307010601
HUC12 NameBay Creek-Altamaha River
HUC12 Number030701060106
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month10
Collection Year2008
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Title:Corbicula fluminea collections in Georgia, 1988-2015 (unpublished data).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 = JMW081023.1
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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