Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893299
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyAlbemarle
LocalityLittle Ivy Creek, 1.5 mi SW of West Leigh; 50 m US and 60 m DS of bridge at U.S. 250+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRivanna
HUC8 Number02080204
HUC10 NameSouth Fork Rivanna River
HUC10 Number0208020402
HUC12 NameLittle Ivy Creek-Ivy Creek
HUC12 Number020802040202
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month10
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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