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Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)

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Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID	159625
Group	Mollusks-Bivalves
Genus	Dreissena
Species	polymorpha
Common Name	zebra mussel
State	KS
County	Reno
Locality	Cheney Reservoir on the North Fork of the Ninnescah River [20 mi W of of Wichita]
HUC8 Name	North Fork Ninnescah
HUC8 Number	11030014
Latitude	37.7374894374
Longitude	-97.8120437805
Lat-Long Source	Map derived
Lat-Long Accuracy	accurate
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Day	4
Month	8 (August)
Year	2004
Year Accuracy (Specimen)	Actual
Contact	[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathway	shipping ballast water
Status	established
Record Type	Personal communication
Earliest Record	drainage
Fresh/Marine Introduction	Freshwater
Year Class	veliger

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