Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID892988
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyFloyd
LocalityLittle River, 4.5 mi NE of Laurel Branch at SR 705+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper New
HUC8 Number05050001
HUC10 NameLower Little River
HUC10 Number0505000117
HUC12 NameBrush Creek-Little River
HUC12 Number050500011701
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month7
Collection Year1995
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. A few were found, it was not specified if they were live specimens, fresh dead specimens, or shells
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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