Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893692
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyOrange
LocalityMarsh Run, ~2.5 mi SE of Scuffletown at SR 609-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRapidan-Upper Rappahannock
HUC8 Number02080103
HUC10 NameBlue Run-Rapidan River
HUC10 Number0208010308
HUC12 NameMarsh Run-Rapidan River
HUC12 Number020801030801
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month6
Collection Year2007
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. When raking hand through sand, usually picked up a few Corbicula each time
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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