Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893190
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyCraig
LocalitySinking Creek, 1 mi NE of Huffman at SR 629
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle New
HUC8 Number05050002
HUC10 NameSinking Creek-New River
HUC10 Number0505000203
HUC12 NameUpper Sinking Creek
HUC12 Number050500020302
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month5
Collection Year1999
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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