Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893254
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyPittsylvania
LocalitySycamore Creek, 3 mi S of Motley; 20 m US and 80 m DS of bridge at SR 643+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Roanoke
HUC8 Number03010101
HUC10 NameLeesville Lake-Roanoke River
HUC10 Number0301010113
HUC12 NameLittle Sycamore Creek-Sycamore Creek
HUC12 Number030101011304
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month3
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present. Observed but were "not abundant".
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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