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


Specimen ID117788
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyChittenden
LocalityLake Champlain at Burlington Harbor (STA 21), Burlington, VT (N 44o 28.49' W 73o 13.90')
HUC8 NameWinooski
HUC8 Number2010003
Latitude44.4747238159
Longitude-73.2316665649
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day8
Month9 (September)
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 Size633/cu.m.





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