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


Specimen ID51718
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusCorbicula
Speciesfluminea
Common NameAsian clam
StateSC
CountyColleton-Hampton
LocalitySalkahatchie River, US 17A - 21 bridge, 2.9 km NNE of Yemassee
HUC8 NameBroad-St Helena
HUC8 Number3050208
Latitude32.706878
Longitude-80.826362
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month8 (August)
Year1981
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 49840
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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