Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID158056
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StatePA
CountyBeaver
LocalityOhio River (R.M. 31.7) [several miles W of Beaver, PA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ohio
HUC8 Number05030101
HUC10 NameMontour Run-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0503010103
HUC12 NameSixmile Run-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050301010310
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month9
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13726
Author:Fowles, M.
Date:2004
Title:Status of the zebra mussel in the Pittsburgh district.
Publisher:US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pages:4
CommentsCollected several off a lock gate.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedseveral


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