Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID894690
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common Namebasket clam
StateVA
CountyHalifax
LocalityBirch Creek, 3.5 mi E of Elmo at SR 659 +/-
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Dan
HUC8 Number03010104
HUC10 NameBirch Creek-Dan River
HUC10 Number0301010403
HUC12 NameBirch Creek
HUC12 Number030101040305
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month5
Collection Year2015
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Title:Corbicula fluminea in Virginia, 1980-2015 (unpublished data).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. few live, fresh shell, and relic shells
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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