Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116872
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalitySt. Lawrence River (Main Channel), Bay State Shoal buoy 152
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHeadwaters St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290001
HUC10 NameHeadwaters St. Lawrence River
HUC10 Number0429000106
HUC12 Name041503090000
HUC12 Number042900010602
Map
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Collection Month12
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26189
Author:Wormington, A., C.A. Timmins, and R.M. Dermott.
Date:1993
Title:Distribution of zebra mussels on Canadian navigation buoys on the Great Lakes and upper St. Lawrence River, December 1992.
Publisher:Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pages:35 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierA.Wormington, C.Timmins, R.Dermott/Fisheries & Oce
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Size12 mm


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