Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893028
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLee
LocalityIndian Creek, 1 mi E of Cowan Mill at SR 687+
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePowell
HUC8 Number06010206
HUC10 NamePowell River
HUC10 Number0601020604
HUC12 NameIndian Creek
HUC12 Number060102060403
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month1
Collection Year1996
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = shell only. Shells in muskrat middens.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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