Specimen Information

Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1320328
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyWabasha
LocalityZumbro River, Bluff Valley Campground
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameZumbro
HUC8 Number07040004
HUC10 NameZumbro River
HUC10 Number0704000405
HUC12 NameCity of Zumbro Falls-Zumbro River
HUC12 Number070400040504
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month6
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28787
Author:Vinsel, R., and J. Tiemann
Date:2016
Title:Exotic aquatic mollusk collections in the Illinois Natural History Survey.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalINHS
Museum Cat NumberINHS 49703
VerifierK.S. Cummings 12/2014
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected11
Number Preserved11


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