Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893214
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLoudoun
LocalityBeaverdam Creek, 1 mi NW of Mountville; 20 m US and 50 m DS of bridge at SR 734+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Catoctin
HUC8 Number02070008
HUC10 NameNorth Fork Goose Creek
HUC10 Number0207000806
HUC12 NameBeaverdam Creek
HUC12 Number020700080601
Map
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Collection Day16
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present. Few were found.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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