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Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)

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Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID	117077
Group	Mollusks-Bivalves
Genus	Dreissena
Species	polymorpha
Common Name	zebra mussel
State	LA
County	West Feliciana
Locality	Mississippi River (R.M. 262.5) along east bank near intakes for Gulf States Utilities River Bend Nuclear Power Station.
HUC8 Name	Lower Mississippi-Baton Rouge
HUC8 Number	8070100
Latitude	30.718006134
Longitude	-91.3508453369
Lat-Long Source	Map derived
Lat-Long Accuracy	accurate
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Day	11
Month	11 (November)
Year	1993
Year Accuracy (Specimen)	Actual
Contact	[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathway	shipping
Status	established
Record Type	Personal communication
Disposal	ethanol
Verifier	Keith Stoma, GSU/River Bend Nuclear Station, St.Fr
Fresh/Marine Introduction	Freshwater
Number Collected/Observed	38
Year Class	adult
Specimen Size	12.3 mm (mean)

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