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Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID117976
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyLake
LocalityFox Lake, west shore between Columbia and Stanton bays in a drainpipe [near town of Fox Lake, IL]
HUC8 NameUpper Fox
HUC8 Number7120006
Day24
Month3 (March)
Year1998
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierPat Charlebois, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Year Classadult





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