Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1756361
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyBerrien
LocalityPaw Paw Lake, 1.4 mi NE Coloma, off private dock, North America
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NamePaw Paw River
HUC10 Number0405000125
HUC12 NamePaw Paw Lake
HUC12 Number040500012505
Map
Collection Day21
Collection Month10
Collection Year2017
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 87976
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved19


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