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


Specimen ID116384
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateAL
CountyLauderdale
LocalityTennessee River (R.M. 274.9) at Wheeler Dam, about 16 miles east of Florence, Alabama.
HUC8 NamePickwick Lake
HUC8 Number6030005
Latitude34.8018608093
Longitude-87.3818893433
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day11
Month6 (June)
Year1992
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsR. Tippit, US Army COE, Nashville District (615) 736-2020
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalpreserved
Museum Catalog NoTVA-Chat., Aq. Biol. Dept.
VerifierDr. John Jenkinson, TVA, Chattanooga, TN 615-751-
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed6
Year Classadult
Specimen Size26 mm





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