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


Specimen ID154176
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMO
CountyPike
LocalityMississippi River (Gulf of Mexico Drainage) River mile 292.9-293.9, Blackbird Island side channel, Ted Shanks Wildlife Management Area
HUC8 NameThe Sny
HUC8 Number7110004
Day11
Month10 (October)
Year1999
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: H. Dunn, Ecological Specialists, Inc. 7/2001
Record TypePersonal Communication
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Catalog No25540
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed11
Impact11 Live, 11 Soft Parts.





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