Specimen Information

Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID116988
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyMonroe
LocalityErie Canal near Brockport, New York
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOak Orchard-Twelvemile
HUC8 Number04130001
HUC10 NameSalmon Creek-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC10 Number0413000102
HUC12 NameBrockport Creek-Otis Creek
HUC12 Number041300010201
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsReported in Dreissena polymorpha Information Review Vol. 3(3)
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierEllen Marsden, Illinois Natural History Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/23/2024].

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