Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893636
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyBotetourt
LocalityPurgatory Creek, Just E of Buchanan; 150 m US and 200 m DS at T1342+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper James
HUC8 Number02080201
HUC10 NameCedar Creek-James River
HUC10 Number0208020115
HUC12 NamePurgatory Creek-James River
HUC12 Number020802011501
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month8
Collection Year2006
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. Found in "moderate abundance" only DS of the railroad bridge approaching the James River confluence.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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