Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893036
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyStafford
LocalityHorsepen Run, 2 mi W of Holly Corner at SR 655 (along)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Rappahannock
HUC8 Number02080104
HUC10 NameMassaponax Creek-Rappahannock River
HUC10 Number0208010401
HUC12 NameMotts Run-Rappahannock River
HUC12 Number020801040101
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month3
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. One valve was found about 50 m downstream of the Holly Berry Road crossing.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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