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


Specimen ID117824
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyClinton
LocalityLake Champlain at Point Au Rouche (STA 36) (just northeast of Plattsburgh, NY)(N 44o 45.37' W 73o 21.30')
HUC8 NameGreat Chazy-Saranac
HUC8 Number2010006
Latitude44.756111145
Longitude-73.3550033569
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day15
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
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observedsee size
Year Classveliger
Specimen Size2.034/cu.m.





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