Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154082
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyWabash
LocalityWabash River, 1.75 mi N Mt. Carmel at old dam (Old Dam = Grand Rapids)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Wabash
HUC8 Number05120113
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month7
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Cat NumberINHS 16583
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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