Specimen Information

Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1711736
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityChicago River, North Branch Canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChicago
HUC8 Number07120003
HUC10 NameNorth Branch Chicago River-Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
HUC10 Number0712000301
HUC12 NameLower North Branch Chicago River
HUC12 Number071200030106
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day5
Collection Month4
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed current
CommentsShell midden discovered on the floating garden beds of the Wild Mile.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierPhil Nicodemus
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected10
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Dreissena bugensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/4/2024].

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