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


Specimen ID118127
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLake Superior at Superior Bay along Minnesota Point (the cape)
HUC8 NameBeartrap-Nemadji
HUC8 Number4010301
Latitude46.7431716
Longitude-92.070114
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day4
Month8 (August)
Year1998
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsA sailboat in the same vicinity at Rice's Point was heavily colonized.
Record TypePersonal communication
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed5
Specimen Size1 - 4 cm




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