Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893862
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyDinwiddie
LocalitySappony Creek, 0.75 mi SSW of Wharfs Store at SR 619+/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNottoway
HUC8 Number03010201
HUC10 NameSappony Creek-Stony Creek
HUC10 Number0301020106
HUC12 NameUpper Sappony Creek
HUC12 Number030102010601
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month8
Collection Year2008
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. Seemed common but did not survey enough with proper method to make determination
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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