Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320188
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIN
CountySwitzerland
LocalityOhio River, RM 531.5, 2 mi W Florence
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Ohio-Laughery
HUC8 Number05090203
HUC10 NameBig Bone Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509020310
HUC12 NameCraigs Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050902031006
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month2
Collection Year1994
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 15672
VerifierK.S. Cummings 4/1994
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected25
Number Preserved8


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