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


Specimen ID237516
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateQUE
LocalitySt. Lawrence River at Gentilly, Quebec
HUC8 NameSt. Lawrence
HUC8 Number4150300
Latitude46.4344
Longitude-72.3433
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month10 (October)
Year1992
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number9084
AuthorMills, E. L., R. M. Dermott, E. F. Roseman, D Dustin, E. Mellina, D. B. Conn, and A. P. Spidle.
date1993
titleColonization, ecology, and population structure of the
journalCanadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
vol50
issue
pages2305-2314
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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