Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116385
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyHuron
LocalityLake Michigan at west end of Filion Road, about 1/2 mile west of State Hwy M-25, at the mouth of Mud Creek at the Saginaw Bay shoreline
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
HUC10 NameLake Huron
HUC10 Number0424000202
HUC12 NameLake Huron
HUC12 Number042400020200
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month10
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierWilliams, Osminski, & Assoc., Bad Axe, MI 517-269-
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100
Year Classadult
Size6.4 - 12.7 mm


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