Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116502
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWI
CountyCrawford
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 634.6) east channel at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCoon-Yellow
HUC8 Number07060001
HUC10 NameBloody Run-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0706000110
HUC12 NameCity of Prairie du Chien-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070600011003
Map
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Collection Month10
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 Collected17
Year Classadult


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