Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1693978
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyIroquois
LocalityBeaver Creek, 3.5 mi W Papineau, Co. Rd. 1800E
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIroquois
HUC8 Number07120002
HUC10 NameBeaver Creek
HUC10 Number0712000213
HUC12 NameBeaver Creek
HUC12 Number071200021308
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27378
Author:Cranberg, C., and R. Keller
Date:2020
Title:Illinois Database of Aquatic Non-native Species
Publisher:School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24058
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2002
Title:Mollusk records from collections of the Illinois Natural History Museum (unpublished data).
Record TypeSpecimen
VerifierIllinois Natural History Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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