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Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)

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Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

153767

Group

Mollusks-Bivalves

Genus

Dreissena

Species

polymorpha

Common Name

zebra mussel

State

County

Erie

Locality

Edinboro Lake (Edinboro, PA)

HUC8 Name

French

HUC8 Number

5010004

Latitude

41.8831443787

Longitude

-80.1349105835

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Year

2000

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Publication Year

Contact

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Primary Pathway

shipping

Status

established

Reference #1

Ref. Number	13075
Author	Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
date	2000
title	Zebra mussels found in Edinboro Lake, Prevention measures outlined
publisher	Department of Environmental Protection
pages	1-3

Comments

First time discovered in an inland body of water in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Record Type

Literature

Earliest Record

Locale

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

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