Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893920
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyGates
LocalityBlackwater River, ~2.25 mi ESE of Riverdale at unnamed road
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlackwater
HUC8 Number03010202
HUC10 NameKingsale Swamp-Blackwater River
HUC10 Number0301020205
HUC12 NameUnion Camp Holding Pond-Blackwater River
HUC12 Number030102020505
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month3
Collection Year2009
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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