Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116518
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateOH
CountyScioto
LocalityOhio River (R.M. 341.0), Greenup L & D, near Franklin Furnace, Ohio
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Scioto-Tygarts
HUC8 Number05090103
HUC10 NameIce Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509010301
HUC12 NameGrays Branch-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050901030107
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month8
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5
Year Classadult
Size12 - 25 mm


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