Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320318
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyChittenden
LocalityLaPlatte River Delta, 2.2 km N Shelburne
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameShelburne Bay
HUC10 Number0430010808
HUC12 NameLa Platte River
HUC12 Number043001080801
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month6
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
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 23927
VerifierK.S. Cummings 1/2000
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected55
Number Preserved15


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