Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892781
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyRockbridge
LocalityMaury River, 1.5 mi W of Buena Vista; @ Ben Salem Wayside at U.S. 60 (along)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMaury
HUC8 Number02080202
HUC10 NameLower Maury River
HUC10 Number0208020205
HUC12 NameBennetts Run-Maury River
HUC12 Number020802020501
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month6
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28142
Author:Watson, B.
Date:2015
Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).
Publisher:Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
CommentsAbundance = shell only. Shells abundant
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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