Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892959
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyScott
LocalityClinch River, Just W of Hill; 152 m US and 488 m DS of bridge at SR 645+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia
HUC8 Number06010205
HUC10 NameStony Creek-Clinch River
HUC10 Number0601020506
HUC12 NameMill Creek-Clinch River
HUC12 Number060102050606
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month8
Collection Year1980
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present. Found live both upstream and downstream of the bridge.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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