Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892798
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyAlleghany
LocalityCowpasture River, 1.5 mi WSW of Iron Gate; 200 m US and 800 m DS of bridge at SR 633+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper James
HUC8 Number02080201
HUC10 NameLower Cowpasture River
HUC10 Number0208020108
HUC12 NameSimpson Creek-Cowpasture River
HUC12 Number020802010803
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month9
Collection Year1993
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = rare.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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