Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893609
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyTazewell
LocalityLaurel Creek, 2 mi NW of Broadford; 200 m US and 800 m DS of bridge at VA 91+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010101
HUC10 NameLaurel Creek-North Fork Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010101
HUC12 NameLaurel Creek
HUC12 Number060101010105
Map
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Collection Day30
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = common.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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