Specimen Information

Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID117387
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountySchoolcraft
LocalityGulliver Lake, about 10 miles east of Manistique, MI (Upper Peninsula)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMillecoquins Lake-Brevoort River
HUC8 Number04030114
HUC10 NameLower Millecoquins River-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC10 Number0403011402
HUC12 NameMarblehead Creek-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC12 Number040301140211
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposaldiscarded
VerifierPhil Schneeberger, Biologist Michigan DNR, Marquet
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedfew
Year Classadult
Size18 - 32 mm


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