Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116519
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWV
CountyMason
LocalityOhio River (R.M. 237.5), Racine L&D, near Letart, West Virginia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ohio-Shade
HUC8 Number05030202
HUC10 NameLittle Sandy Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0503020208
HUC12 NameWest Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050302020804
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month8
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposal"ethanol -USFWS, Buffalo NY"
Museum Cat Number# Cremeans-A3-92
VerifierU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected35
Year Classadult
Size12 - 25 mm


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