Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893212
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyWashington
LocalitySouth Fork Holston River, 4 mi WNW of Damascus; 100 m US and 400 m DS at SR 712+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010102
HUC10 NameLaurel Creek-South Fork Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010202
HUC12 NameRockhouse Run-South Fork Holston River
HUC12 Number060101020204
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = uncommon. Very uncommon in this reach.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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