Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116500
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyCarroll
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 538.4) on the Illinois side of the river at Savanna, Illinois
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameApple-Plum
HUC8 Number07060005
HUC10 NameDeer Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0706000512
HUC12 NameBeaver Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070600051201
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierPam Thiel, USFWS-EMTC, Onalaska, Wisconsin 608-783
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7
Year Classadult


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