Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893477
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLunenburg
LocalityMiddle Meherrin River, 1 mi SE of Rahoboth at VA 49+
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMeherrin
HUC8 Number03010204
HUC10 NameMiddle Meherrin River-South Meherrin River
HUC10 Number0301020401
HUC12 NameMiddle Meherrin River
HUC12 Number030102040101
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month10
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present. likely common to abundant
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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