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


Specimen ID116489
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWI
CountyVernon
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 679.1) at Lock and Dam No. 8 auxillary lock chamber, near Genoa, Wisconsin
HUC8 NameCoon-Yellow
HUC8 Number7060001
Latitude43.5628242493
Longitude-91.2329025269
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day30
Month9 (September)
Year1992
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalethanol
Museum Catalog NoUSACOE St. Paul, MN
VerifierTim Peterson, US Army COE, St. Paul Dist., St. Pau
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1
Year Classadult
Specimen Size12 mm





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