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


Specimen ID154141
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyLake
LocalityFox Lake (Fox River Drainage) town of Fox Lake, Mineola Bay (W side of lake)
HUC8 NameUpper Fox
HUC8 Number7120006
Day6
Month10 (October)
Year2000
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsSaved on W:\bdb\amybenson\Richerson INHSExotics.xls INHS Records INHS Received from: P. Charlebois, Lake Michigan Bio. Station, INHS 11/2000
Record TypePersonal Communication
DisposalIllinois natural History Survey
Museum Catalog No24939
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed2
Impact2 Live, 2 Soft Parts.





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