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Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)

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Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

118463

Group

Mollusks-Bivalves

Genus

Dreissena

Species

polymorpha

Common Name

zebra mussel

State

County

Northampton

Locality

Dutch Springs Reservoir [just N of Bethlehem, PA]

HUC8 Name

Lehigh

HUC8 Number

2040106

Latitude

40.6848526001

Longitude

-75.3554992676

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Month

7 (July)

Year

2000

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Contact

[not displayed for privacy reasons]

Primary Pathway

hitch hiker on scuba gear?

Status

established

Comments

Quagga mussels also collected here at the same time. Two year classes present, 1998 and 1999.

Record Type

Specimen

Disposal

preserved

Museum Catalog No

AMNH No. ????

Verifier

Dr. David Strayer

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

~10

Year Class

adult

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