Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320266
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWV
CountyWood
LocalityOhio River, RM 204- 206, 2 mi S Reedsville, downstream Bellville Lock & Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ohio-Shade
HUC8 Number05030202
HUC10 NamePond Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0503020204
HUC12 NameForked Run-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050302020404
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month7
Collection Year1997
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 33386
VerifierK.S. Cummings 5/2009
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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