Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893410
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyPrince Edward
LocalityAppomattox River, ~4 mi NE of Prospect; 20 m upstream and 80 m downstream at SR 608+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAppomattox
HUC8 Number02080207
HUC10 NameVaughans Creek-Appomattox River
HUC10 Number0208020702
HUC12 NameDucker Creek-Appomattox River
HUC12 Number020802070205
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month7
Collection Year2004
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = patchy common.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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