Specimen Information

Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID156111
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalitySoulanges Canal, a section of the St. Lawrence River southwest of the Island of Montreal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaisin River-St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290008
HUC10 NameRaisin River-St. Lawrence River
HUC10 Number0429000807
HUC12 Name041503100000
HUC12 Number042900080706
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9000
Author:Ricciardi, A., R. Serrouya, and F.G. Whorisky
Date:1995
Title:Aerial exposure tolerance of zebra and quagga mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae): implications for overland dispersal.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:52
Pages:470-477
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen ImpactD. bugensis occurred in the collections in small numbers (1 of 100 dreissenids).


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