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


Specimen ID116512
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateAR
CountyChicot
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 537) on a rock revetment on west side of river across from mouth of Lake Ferguson (Greenville, MS)
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Greenville
HUC8 Number8030100
Latitude33.3557357788
Longitude-91.1360549927
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day11
Month10 (October)
Year1992
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsSpecimens were found attached to rocks at surface level to 20 cm below.
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalethanol
Museum Catalog NoUSFWS Natchitoches FAO
VerifierS.J. Nichols, USFWS-NFRC-GL, Ann Arbor, MI
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed5
Year Classadu/juv
Specimen Size3 - 18 mm





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