Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID894339
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyAlbemarle
LocalityRivanna River, .4 mi SE of Milton at SR 729 -
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRivanna
HUC8 Number02080204
HUC10 NameMechunk Creek-Rivanna River
HUC10 Number0208020404
HUC12 NameCarroll Creek-Rivanna River
HUC12 Number020802040404
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month8
Collection Year2011
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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 = abundant.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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