Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892961
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyNelson
LocalityMuddy Creek, 0.25 mi E Myndus at SR 623
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle James-Buffalo
HUC8 Number02080203
HUC10 NameUpper Rockfish River
HUC10 Number0208020309
HUC12 NameBuck Creek-Rockfish River
HUC12 Number020802030903
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month8
Collection Year1984
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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