Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893066
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLoudoun
LocalityBull Run, 1 mi SE of Catharpin, 200-500 m upstream of SR 659 bridge at SR 659+
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameBull Run
HUC10 Number0207001007
HUC12 NameUpper Bull Run
HUC12 Number020700100701
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month11
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = rare. Very few relic shells were found
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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