Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893694
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyOrange
LocalityMountain Run, 2 mi WNW of Burr Hill at SR 611+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRapidan-Upper Rappahannock
HUC8 Number02080103
HUC10 NameMine Run-Rapidan River
HUC10 Number0208010311
HUC12 NameMill Run-Mountain Run
HUC12 Number020801031101
Map
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Collection Day15
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = uncommon. Saw more relic shell than live. Not many live collected when raking through substrate.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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