Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117009
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyNiagara
LocalityNiagara River near Erie Canal (Tonawanda, New York)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNiagara River
HUC8 Number04270101
HUC10 NameNiagara River
HUC10 Number0427010108
HUC12 NameTwomile Creek-Niagara River
HUC12 Number042701010806
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month6
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsReported in Dreissena polymorpha Information Review Vol. 3(3)
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierEd Mills, Cornell University
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size10 - 18 mm


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