Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893184
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyHanover
LocalityPamunkey River, 4 mi SW of Manquin; 200 m US and 800 m DS of the site of the proposed outfall structure at U.S. 630+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePamunkey
HUC8 Number02080106
HUC10 NameMiddle Pamunkey River
HUC10 Number0208010610
HUC12 NameHollyfield Pond-Pamunkey River
HUC12 Number020801061001
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month11
Collection Year1998
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = common. Common throughout surveyed area
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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