Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117074
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyLake
LocalityLake Superior at Two Harbors, MN, in the shipping channel by ore dock.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month4
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposaldiscarded
VerifierJeff Slade, National Biological Survey, Ashland, W
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12


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