Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320061
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyJo Daviess
LocalityMississippi River, RM 556.7- 558.4, opposite Bellevue, Iowa, above Lock & Dam 12
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameApple-Plum
HUC8 Number07060005
HUC10 NamePleasant Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0706000504
HUC12 NameSpruce Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070600050404
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month9
Collection Year2001
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 26634
VerifierK.S. Cummings 6/2002
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected13
Number Preserved13


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