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


Specimen ID116379
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTN
CountyBenton
LocalityTennessee River (R.M. 106), near Rockport Landing Light (New Johnsville, TN)
HUC8 NameKentucky Lake
HUC8 Number6040005
Latitude35.9773292542
Longitude-88.020652771
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day18
Month4 (April)
Year1992
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsGlenn McBay, USFWS, Atlanta
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalpreserved
Museum Catalog NoDon Hubbs, TN Wild.Res.Ag.
VerifierDon Hubbs, Tennessee Wildlife Resour. Agency 615-7
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1
Specimen Size15 mm





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