Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1756339
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIA
CountyAllamakee
LocalityMississippi River, Pool 9, Whiskey Rock Higgins Eye Habitat Area, river mile 657, North America
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCoon-Yellow
HUC8 Number07060001
HUC10 NameRush Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0706000107
HUC12 NameBuck Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070600010705
Map
Collection Day29
Collection Month7
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43688
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey
Date:2024
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey - Mollusk Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 016aa1cb-370a-43e5-a2aa-f3e7c14f94c2). Accessed via the INHS Collections Data Portal (https://biocoll.inhs.illinois.edu/portal)
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey - Mollusk Collection
Museum Cat NumberINHS 84915
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved3


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