| Specimen ID | 1332745 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Dreissena |
| Species | bugensis |
| Common Name | quagga mussel |
| State | PA |
| County | Lancaster |
| Locality | Billmeyer Quarry, less than 0.1 Mile from the Susquehanna River, Bainbridge |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Susquehanna |
| HUC8 Number | 02050306 |
| HUC10 Name | Susquehanna River |
| HUC10 Number | 0205030617 |
| HUC12 Name | Hartman Run-Susquehanna River |
| HUC12 Number | 020503061702 |
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| Collection Day | 30 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 2008 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
| Status | eradicated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 27462 |
| Author: | iMapInvasives. |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Title: | Pennsylvania iMapInvasives |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 33494 |
| Author: | Hammond, D. and G. Ferris. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | Low doses of EarthTec QZ ionic copper used in effort to eradicate quagga mussels from an entire Pennsylvania lake. |
| Journal: | Management of Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 500-516 |
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| Comments | Officially called Billmeyer Quarry. Eradication attempted with a copper-based product in October 2017 and deemed successful. PA iMapInvasives Obs. ID: PA-2662U. Preserved in 70% EtOH. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Eric C. Obert, Sara Grise-Stahlman - PA Sea Grant |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 23 |
| Year Class | adult |
