Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893256
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyPittsylvania
LocalityHarpen Creek, 2.5 mi SE of Sandy Level; 20 m US and 80 m DS of bridge at SR 785+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Roanoke
HUC8 Number03010101
HUC10 NameLower Pigg River
HUC10 Number0301010110
HUC12 NameTomahawk Creek-Pigg River
HUC12 Number030101011001
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. Present but not abundant.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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