Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893372
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountySmyth
LocalityNorth Fork Holston River, 1 mi SW Chatham Hill; 14 m upstream and 25 m downstream of bridge at SR 624+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010101
HUC10 NameLaurel Creek-North Fork Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010101
HUC12 NameSprouts Creek-North Fork Holston River
HUC12 Number060101010103
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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