Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893596
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyShenandoah
LocalityCedar Creek, 2 mi NE of Strasburg; near the Cedar Creek wayside at I-81+
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Shenandoah
HUC8 Number02070006
HUC10 NameCedar Creek
HUC10 Number0207000606
HUC12 NameMeadow Brook-Cedar Creek
HUC12 Number020700060605
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month9
Collection Year2005
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = uncommon. Limited to areas with appropriate substrata where they could burrow.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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