Specimen ID | 116380 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | TN |
County | Decatur |
Locality | Tennessee River (R.M. 141.7), near Cedar Creek (about 6-7 miles south of where Route 421 crosses the river). |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
HUC8 Number | 06040001 |
HUC10 Name | Beech Creek-Tennessee River |
HUC10 Number | 0604000107 |
HUC12 Name | Cedar Creek-Tennessee River |
HUC12 Number | 060400010704 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 7 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 1992 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | Zebra mussel was collected from a commercial musseling sanctuary (area closed to musseling). Glenn McBay, USFWS, Atlanta |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Disposal | discarded after dissection |
Museum Cat Number | Don Hubbs, TN Wild.Res.Ag. |
Verifier | Don Hubbs, Tennessee Wildlife Resour. Agency 615-7 |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 12.7 mm |