Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116198
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityChicago Sanitary and Ship Channel (R.M. 312.6) near Summit, IL
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
HUC10 NameChicago Sanitary and Ship Canal-Des Plaines River
HUC10 Number0712000407
HUC12 NameMaple Lake-Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
HUC12 Number071200040705
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month10
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsSpecimens collected alive.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalformalin
Museum Cat NumberINHS 13136
VerifierK. Douglas Blodgett, IL Nat. Hist. Surv., Havana I
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected6
Year Classjuvenile
Size3 mm


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