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


Specimen ID154209
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityAxehead Lake (Des Plaines River Drainage) Park Ridge, Touhy Ave. and River Road
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number7120004
Day11
Month12 (December)
Year2001
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: Forest Preserved District of Cook County, 12/2001
Record TypePersonal Communication
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Catalog No26157
VerifierK. S. Cummings
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed12
Impact12 Live, 12 Soft Parts.





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