Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID887454
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateAR
CountyJefferson
LocalityArkansas River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Arkansas-Maumelle
HUC8 Number11110207
HUC10 NameCaney Bayou-Arkansas River
HUC10 Number1111020706
HUC12 NameEastwood Bayou-Arkansas River
HUC12 Number111102070603
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month5
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25897
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History
Date:2013
Title:Florida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1517
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology collection
Museum Cat NumberFLMNH 404148-Mollusca
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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