Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893644
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyDickenson
LocalityRussel Fork, 1 mi SE of Birchleaf at SR 605 (along)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Levisa
HUC8 Number05070202
HUC10 NameLick Creek-Russell Fork
HUC10 Number0507020204
HUC12 NamePawpaw Creek-Russell Fork
HUC12 Number050702020406
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month10
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present. appeared to be rare but sampling method was not appropriate to determine abundance.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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