Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892834
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLouisa
LocalitySouth Anna River, ~ 2 mi S of Holly Grove at SR 635
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePamunkey
HUC8 Number02080106
HUC10 NameMiddle South Anna River
HUC10 Number0208010602
HUC12 NameOwens Creek-South Anna River
HUC12 Number020801060204
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month8
Collection Year1991
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = common. Number of live and fresh dead specimens was not specified
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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