Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893320
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyBrunswick
LocalityMeherrin River, 2.5 mi S of Lawranceville; 200 m US and 800 m DS of bridge at VA 46+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMeherrin
HUC8 Number03010204
HUC10 NameStony Creek-Meherrin River
HUC10 Number0301020404
HUC12 NameAllen Creek-Meherrin River
HUC12 Number030102040404
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month7
Collection Year2002
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. Found in moderate abundance.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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