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


Specimen ID117768
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyEssex
LocalityLake Champlain at Cole Bay (STA 07)(just south of Westport, NY)(N 44o 07.56' W 73o 24.77')
HUC8 NameLake George
HUC8 Number2010001
Latitude44.1261100769
Longitude-73.4127807617
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day18
Month7 (July)
Year1997
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom a Vermont DEC memorandum on zebra mussel distribution, September, 24, 1997.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists, Waterbury
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observedsee size
Year Classveliger
Specimen Size3,164/cu.m.





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