Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893345
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyWashington
LocalityNorth Fork Holston River, ~ 0.5 mi SE of Holston bridge crossing; 20m upstream and 80 m downstream of bridge at US 19+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010101
HUC10 NameAbrams Creek-North Fork Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010103
HUC12 NameLittle Creek-North Fork Holston River
HUC12 Number060101010301
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month7
Collection Year2003
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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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