Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320023
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyMcHenry
LocalityNippersink Creek, Spring Grove, downstream from Richardson Rd.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Fox
HUC8 Number07120006
HUC10 NameNippersink Creek
HUC10 Number0712000609
HUC12 NameNippersink Creek
HUC12 Number071200060907
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month5
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28787
Author:Vinsel, R., and J. Tiemann
Date:2016
Title:Exotic aquatic mollusk collections in the Illinois Natural History Survey.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalINHS
Museum Cat NumberINHS 30691
VerifierK.S. Cummings 10/2005
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
Number Preserved1


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