Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID893957
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateNC
CountyGates
LocalityChowan River, 0.8 mi SW of Macks Warf; station 090616.2jma at unnamed road
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChowan
HUC8 Number03010203
HUC10 NameSarem Creek-Chowan River
HUC10 Number0301020302
HUC12 NameTown of Winton-Chowan River
HUC12 Number030102030202
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month6
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = present.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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