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Corbicula fluminea
(Asian clam)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID51144
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common NameAsian clam
StateKY
CountyLewis
LocalityKinniconick Creek, 2.4 km above its mouth, 0.8 km SSW of Garrison, 12.6 km E of Vanceburg
HUC8 NameOhio Brush-Whiteoak
HUC8 Number5090201
Latitude38.609141
Longitude-83.162845
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day15
Month9 (September)
Year1982
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayreleased bait
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number1355
AuthorCounts, C.L. III.
date1991
titleCorbicula (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae)
journalTryonia
publisherMiscellaneous Publications of the Department of Malacology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
vol21
pages134 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalOhio Mus.
Museum Catalog NoOSUM 52950
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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