Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID894689
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyLynchburg
LocalityJames River, 2.5mi E of Lynchburg at US 29-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle James-Buffalo
HUC8 Number02080203
HUC10 NameHarris Creek-James River
HUC10 Number0208020303
HUC12 NameOpossum Creek-James River
HUC12 Number020802030305
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month10
Collection Year2014
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. shells comprised a significant amount of the substrate in areas
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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