Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893262
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyHalifax
LocalityBrandon Creek, 1.25 mi E of Delila; 20 m US and 80 m DS of the bridge at U.S. 58/360+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Dan
HUC8 Number03010104
HUC10 NameBirch Creek-Dan River
HUC10 Number0301010403
HUC12 NameWinns Creek
HUC12 Number030101040303
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month6
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = rare.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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