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


Specimen ID117435
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateLA
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 230) at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Baton Rouge
HUC8 Number8070100
Latitude30.442243576
Longitude-91.1985549927
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month11 (November)
Year1995
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsVeliger settlement value was 1444/m2.
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalethanol
VerifierAquaTech Environmental, Inc., Clarence, New York
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed570/m2
Year Classjuvenile





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