Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156134
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Erie, Site 2, 15 km south of Site 1 (Site 1, Long Point Bay, immed. offshore of Nanticoke Thermal Generating Station)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13250
Author:Claxton, W.T., A.B. Wilson, G.L. Mackie, and E.G. Boulding
Date:1998
Title:A genetic and morphological comparison of shallow- and deep-water populations of the introduced dreissenid bivalve Dreissena bugensis.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Volume:76
Issue:7
Pages:1269-1276
Commentserror. Correct collection info: depth=13m, collected using an Ekman grab, substrate=silt.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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