Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893253
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyDanville
LocalityDan River, Within Danville; Just DS of present bridge crossing to base of Dan River Fabrics dam at U.S. 29+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Dan
HUC8 Number03010104
HUC10 NameHogans Creek-Dan River
HUC10 Number0301010401
HUC12 NamePumpkin Creek-Dan River
HUC12 Number030101040102
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month1
Collection Year2001
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = abundant. Millions reside in this reach, and large muskrat middens were found along banks.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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