Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117025
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTN
CountySumner
LocalityCumberland River (R.M. 216.2) at Old Hickory Navigation Lock (just upriver from Nashville)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake
HUC8 Number05130201
HUC10 NameCumberland River
HUC10 Number0513020106
HUC12 NameCumberland River-Shutes Branch
HUC12 Number051302010605
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberCorps Wat.Qual. Lab., Nash.
VerifierRichard Tippet, USACOE, Nashville 615-736-2020
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected21
Year Classadult
Size23 - 43 mm


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