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


Specimen ID117479
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIA
CountyMuscatine
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 457.2) Lock and Dam # 16 at Muscatine, IA
HUC8 NameCopperas-Duck
HUC8 Number7080101
Latitude41.4335250854
Longitude-91.0097579956
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day13
Month10 (October)
Year1995
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number9173
AuthorCope, W.G., M.R. Bartsch, and R.R. Hayden.
date1997
titleLongitudinal patterns in abundance of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Upper Mississippi River.
journalJournal of Freshwater Ecology
vol12
issue2
pages235-238
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierGreg Cope, National Biological Service
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed258/m2
Year Classjuvenile





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