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


Specimen ID117449
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMS
CountyWarren
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 433) at Entergy's Baxter-Wilson Plant just south of Vicksburg
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Greenville
HUC8 Number8030100
Latitude32.2962112
Longitude-90.92205
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day10
Month1 (January)
Year1996
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsThis record was reported in the Southern Region Newsletter published by the Louisiana Sea Grant and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierDr. Bruce Thompson, Yvonne Allen, LSU Coastal Fish
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed0.11/L
Year Classveliger





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