Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893038
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyRussell
LocalityBig Moccasin Creek, 1 mi SW of Tumbez; 100 m US and 400 m DS of bridge at SR 679+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010101
HUC10 NameBig Moccasin Creek-North Fork Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010104
HUC12 NameCarr Creek-Big Moccasin Creek
HUC12 Number060101010401
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month6
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = abundant.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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