Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892885
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyShenandoah
LocalitySmith Creek, 2 km E of New Market; 80m upstream - 100 m downstream of 211 bridge at SR 211+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Shenandoah
HUC8 Number02070006
HUC10 NameSmith Creek
HUC10 Number0207000602
HUC12 NameGap Creek-Smith Creek
HUC12 Number020700060204
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month4
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = abundant.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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